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The 4th Space Operations Squadron will have operational control of the satellite as it\u2019s integrated into the full constellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AEHF is the successor to MILSTAR, providing protected, jam-resistant satellite communications to high-priority United States military assets, as well as international allies Canada, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Australia. Used for strategic and tactical use, one of the main selling points of the constellation is that it is survivable, enabling critical nuclear command and control capabilities and strategic communications in the event of a nuclear war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAEHF enables both strategic and tactical users to communicate globally across a high-speed network that delivers protected communications \u2013 including real-time video, battlefield maps and targeting data \u2014 in any environment,\u201d said Erik Daehler, director of protected communications, Lockheed Martin Space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company was the primary contractor for the AEHF satellites, with Northrop Grumman providing the payloads. Lockheed Martin also built the ground system for the constellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A single AEHF satellite has three times the capacity of the entire MILSTAR constellation. Once completed, the AEHF constellation is expected to provide 10 times more throughput than its predecessor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Utilizing a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/03\/27\/last-of-the-aehf-satellites-lifts-off-from-florida\/\" target=_blank>AEHF-6 was launched into orbit on March 26<\/a> \u2014 nearly 10 years after the first AEHF launch. 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