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Boeing Begins Major Upgrade Of U.S. AWACS Fleet
St Louis MO (SPX) Jul 12, 2005 Boeing has started installing satellite communications and air traffic management upgrades on the first of 32 U.S. Air Force AWACS aircraft. "Enhanced satellite communications will boost the fleet's capability by providing crews with multiple channels for voice and data," said Ed Froese, vice president of Boeing Airborne Warning Systems. "This improves the AWACS system's ability to communicate with other AWACS aircraft, platforms and ground stations." The Global Air Traffic Management upgrade permits AWACS to efficiently operate in congested airspace worldwide, especially in Europe and the East coast corridor of the U.S., by allowing the AWACS to fly in closer proximity to other aircraft. Additional enhancements include a traffic collision avoidance system, which sounds an alert and provides a message � climb or descend � to the AWACS flight crew in order to prevent a collision. Retrofit of the first AWACS is scheduled to be completed in January 2006. The entire fleet will be completed by the end of 2010. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Boeing SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Read the latest in Military Space Communications Technology at SpaceWar.com
Unified Quest Aims To Refine Irregular Warfare
Fort Monroe VA (DOD) Jan 11, 2006Unified Quest 2006 is a four-phase war game taking place now through March in which Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker expects to refine proficiencies in irregular warfare. |
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