Boeing officials say the company has completed “end-to-end testing” for the Wideband Global SATCOM payload command and control system, which means the WGS is set for launch this summer. A Boeing release stated that the C2 system enabled communication from WGS ground station equipment at Paso Robles, Calif., and a WGS satellite located at Boeing’s El Segundo plant, routing the commands sent by teams at Schriever AFB, Colo., and Kirtland AFB, N.M.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
