TITUSVILLE, Fla., June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air
Force's fifth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) built Advanced Extremely
High Frequency satellite (AEHF-5) completed encapsulation into its
payload fairing in preparation to launch aboard a United Launch
Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Its
launch window is currently scheduled to open at 6:00 a.m. EDT on June
27.
AEHF-5 is the most recent addition to the constellation
that provides global, survivable, highly secure and protected
communications for strategic command and tactical warfighters
operating on ground, sea and air platforms.
This fifth satellite will add another layer of flexibility for
provision critical strategic and tactical protected communications
to the warfighter. This added resilience to the existing
constellation will help ensure warfighters can connect globally to
communicate and transmit data at all times.
"The team has worked exceptionally hard to get us where we are
today, preparing to launch SV5 less than a year after we launched
SV4, and I am proud of their contributions to the program," said
Mike Cacheiro, vice president for
Protected Communications at Lockheed Martin Space. "This is the
result of commitment and dedication from the entire AEHF team and
our partners at the US Air Force's Space and Missiles Systems
Center."
Lockheed Martin developed and manufactured the satellite at
their production facility located in Sunnyvale, California. After the satellite was
built, it shipped to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station courtesy of a
C-5 aircraft from the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base.
The AEHF team is led by the Military Satellite Communications
Directorate at the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missiles Systems
Center, Los Angeles Air Force
Base, California. Lockheed Martin
is the prime contractor for the AEHF.
The AEHF system provides vastly improved global, survivable,
protected communications capabilities for strategic command and
tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.
The jam-resistant system also serves international partners
including Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
For additional information, photos and video visit:
www.lockheedmartin.com/aehf
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
105,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
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