Air Force Negotiating With AEHF-1 Contractor Over Anomaly Implications

By Titus Ledbetter III / February 18, 2011 at 8:32 PM
ORLANDO, FL -- Air Force officials are negotiating with the prime contractor for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite to discuss the possible financial implications of a propulsion anomaly that will cause a nine-month delay in raising the satellite to orbit, according to a top service official. The service has conducted an investigation and officials believe that they know the cause of the delay, said Gen. William Shelton, the commander of Air Force Space Command. He would not discuss...

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