WASHINGTON — Boeing received a $605 million contract for the production of the Air Force's 11th Wideband Global Satellite Communication satellite that Congress funded more than a year ago. The WGS constellation provides broadband communications to the U.S. military and allies.
The deal announced on Friday is a modification to an existing WGS Block II follow-on agreement that brings the total value of Boeing's WGS contracts to nearly $2.5 billion. Boeing has been the prime contractor since 2001. The first satellite was launched in 2007.
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