Boeing (NYSE:BA) has won a $339m deal for a 10th U.S. communications satellite.

Boeing Wins $339m Satellite Deal

Reuters has reported that Boeing (NYSE:BA) has received a $339 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to build the 10th satellite in its Wideband Global Satellite Communications program.

The new satellite includes new wideband digital channelizers which will nearly double satellite bandwidth over the current WGS configuration.

The 10th satellite may cost as much as $377 million.

WSG is the next-generaton wideband satellite communications system.

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