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Article Source: Nextgov - By Bob Brewin
Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and New Zealand agreed to contribute $620 million toward development of a ninth satellite in the U.S. Wideband Global satellite communications system, top U.S. Air Force officials told a press conference at the Canadian Embassy in Washington on Tuesday.
(Air Force illustration)
In return, these countries will gain access to the Wideband Global satellite communications system, said Heidi Grant, deputy undersecretary for international affairs for the Air Force. Three of the nine planned Wideband Global satellites are in orbit, each with a maximum total throughput of 3.6 gigabits per second of data. Grant said the agreement will provide the five countries "immediate access" to those satellites.
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