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ELEVENTH IN THE HEAVENS -- Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. (BSS), will begin production of the 11th in a series of UHF Follow-On (UFO) satellites for the U.S. Navy. The Navy began replacing and upgrading its ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network during the 1990s with a constellation of Boeing 601 spacecraft known as the UFO series. The agreement to build F-11 amends an existing $1.9 billion contract under which BSS has built and launched 10 UFO satellites. With this authorization to proceed with F-11âs construction, the Navy is moving to sustain the UFO constellation into the latter part of this decade. |
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BOEING SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. Public Relations Department P.O. Box 92919 (S10/S323) Los Angeles, CA 90009 Media Relations (310) 364-6363 www.boeing.com/satellite |
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