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U.S. Air Force Demonstrates FAB-T, Milstar Low-Data-Rate Exchange |
Date:2011-02-28 10:27 Hits: |
TheU.S. Air Forcesuccessfully demonstrated over-the-air, low-data-rate communication between an orbiting Milstar satellite and the family of advanced beyond line-of-sight terminal, the Pentagon announced Feb. 25. The demonstration, conducted late last month, included a series of uplink and downlink communication tests that involved passing voice and data communication between a third-generation (Block 8) FAB-T unit and the legacy Milstar satellite. The FAB-T unit used its low-data-rate software to transmit through its newly developed large aircraft antenna. “This successful FAB-T test demonstrates the continuous progress made by the dedicated team that is building this critical nuclear command and control network communications system. This over-the-air test demonstrated for the first time that the more advanced Block 8 terminal can communicate with the Milstar satellite, and serve as a network node with two legacy Milstar terminals,” U.S. Milsatcom Systems Director for the Space and Missile Systems Center Dave Madden said in a statement. Boeing and its industry team, which includesL-3 Communications,Rockwell CollinsandViaSat, will now conduct a series of terminal integration, software testing and flight testing activities before building this survivable, secure command and control system. The FAB-T program is scheduled to enter flight-testing in the first quarter of 2013 and exercise low-rate initial production options in the third quarter 2013. |
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