The Air Force today awarded Lockheed Martin, TRW and Boeing an $86 million contract for additional preliminary design work on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite program, according to a Defense Department announcement. The service also said it is extending the system definition phase of the project. The AEHF is the Air Force's next-generation, jam-proof military satellite communications system. The contracting team of Lockheed, TRW, and Boeing, which is developing the system, boasts that AEHF will provide higher data rates...
