Global aerospace company Boeing is detailing the construction of the latest Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite system version, highlighting advanced techniques effectively integrating commercial technology.
“We’re moving at record-breaking speed to deliver the unmatched resilience, efficiency, and throughput WGS-11+ offers our warfighters,” Space Systems Command Geosynchronous Earth Orbit and Polar Division Senior Materiel Leader Col. Matt Spencer said. “Boeing’s ability to rapidly integrate the latest commercial technology into our infrastructure gives us a competitive edge on the battlefield.”
The system’s critical design review was completed by the Air Force and the U.S. Space Force late last year, launching the program’s production phase.
“We’re printing more than a thousand parts for WGS-11+, giving us the capability to introduce customization in a way that improves system performance, without requiring extensive integration times or customized tooling,” Troy Dawson, Boeing Government Satellite Systems vice president, said. “We understand how important speed is to the mission. That production speed translates to effectiveness against threats. As we continue to invest our technology and processes, we know that a similarly capable satellite could be delivered even faster.”
Slated for delivery in two years, the WGS-11+ would increase essential communication capacity for America and its allies.