Friends, This new Boeing satellite will be an important component in the Pentagon's preparations for a first-strike attack on Russia. The satellite will perform a function much like that of an Internet Router. It will gather real-time video streams (along with other data) from numerous 'system units', on the ground and in space, and relay all the streams down to Command HQ. The streams can of course go in both directions. Some system units might be passive data collectors of various kinds, such as satellite cameras, drone observation craft, seismic stations, CCTV cameras on the ground, or individual spies or microphones behind enemy lines. Other system units might be more active, such as drone killer-planes, cruise missiles, space-based attack lasers, stealth bomber wings, naval units, or individual saboteurs behind enemy lines. With the help of the satellite, operators at HQ will be able to monitor and control every detail of a large-scale offensive. They'll be able to re-route cruise missiles in flight, in response to rapidly changing mission requirements. They'll be aware of every enemy missile that gets launched, and they'll be able to adjust their anti-missile tactics in real time in response. All of these capabilities are essential if there is to be any hope of annihilating a large, well-armed, enemy state such as Russia or China, without sustaining unacceptable losses oneself. This is what Star Wars has been about from the beginning, and work has been continuing covertly ever since Reagan initiated the program. The missile systems planned for Poland and the Czech Republic are of course part of this same system, as Putin well knows. The fact that Australia is funding this particular satellite calls into question the progressive credentials of this new leader they elected down there, who everyone seems to have such high hopes for, the one who was supposedly a 'fresh new voice' in the recent climate-change confab in Bali. rkm -------------------------------------------------------- Original source URL: http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q4/071221b_nr.html Boeing to Build a Sixth Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that the U.S. Air Force has exercised an option for a sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite and has authorized Boeing to begin construction. The Commonwealth of Australia is funding the procurement as part of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. and Australian governments. The satellite is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2012. "This is a unique, win-win arrangement between the Australian and U.S. governments, and Boeing is honored to support it," said Howard Chambers, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems. "A sixth WGS satellite adds to the system's overall capacity and flexibility and will benefit both U.S. armed forces and our allies." A memorandum of understanding signed by both governments on Nov. 14 adds Australian Defence Force access to WGS services worldwide in exchange for funding the constellation's sixth satellite. The advance procurement contract enables Boeing to obtain long-lead materials for the satellite. The six WGS satellites are valued at US$1.8 billion, which includes associated ground-based payload command and control systems, mission unique software and databases, satellite simulators, logistics support and operator training. Boeing also performs final satellite processing and preparations for launch, as well as initial orbital operations and on-orbit testing. "The WGS program office is very excited about this new partnership," said Col. Donald W. Robbins, U.S. Air Force commander, Wideband SATCOM Group. "We look forward to fielding the sixth WGS satellite." The sixth WGS satellite, a Block II version, will carry the radio frequency (RF) bypass capability designed to support airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms requiring additional bandwidth. The RF bypass supports data rates of up to 311 Megabits per second, more than 200 times faster than most cable or DSL connections. Boeing will design and manufacture the 702 model spacecraft at its satellite factory in El Segundo, Calif. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the first WGS satellite Oct. 10 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Fla. It is now in geosynchronous orbit undergoing rigorous testing and is expected to begin service in the first quarter of 2008. -- -------------------------------------------------------- Posting archives: http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?lists=newslog Escaping the Matrix website: http://escapingthematrix.org/ cyberjournal website: http://cyberjournal.org How We the People can change the world: http://governourselves.blogspot.com/ Community Democracy Framework: http://cyberjournal.org/DemocracyFramework.html Moderator: •••@••.••• (comments welcome)
