{"id":25979,"date":"2019-07-08T16:44:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T16:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/08\/air-force-anti-jamming-efforts-get-a-boost\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:23:52","slug":"air-force-anti-jamming-efforts-get-a-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms-battlefield-tech\/2019\/07\/08\/air-force-anti-jamming-efforts-get-a-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force anti-jamming efforts get a boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Air Force will see two major satellites launched from Florida in late July following the delay of an advanced anti-jamming communications satellite launch in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first launch will be the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AEHF satellite system provides highly secure, anti-jamming communications for the military. This will be the fifth of six satellites in the AEHF constellation. Built by Lockheed Marton, each AEHF satellite provides more capacity than the entire Milstar system, which they are meant to replace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That satellite\u2019s launch was originally slated for June 27 on an Atlas V rocket, but a battery failure was discovered during final processing a few days prior to the launch date. The launch was delayed<\/a> to allow for reevaluation and replacement of the problem battery. It has now been rescheduled for July 17 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 25 will mark the second major satellite launch, as the second GPS III satellite is launched into orbit on a Delta IV rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GPS III satellites are more accurate than their predecessors and have anti-jamming capabilities. The first GPS III satellite was launched in December 2018. The Pentagon has contracted for 10 GPS III satellites, and has already begun ordering GPS III Follow On satellites from Lockheed Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\t