Boeing Co. has delivered the second Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to the Air Force,  according to company officials on June 15.  The Air Force will operate the military communications satellite from Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., the officials said. WGS-2 provides substantially more bandwidth than older satellites and was launched April 3 and subjected to on-orbit testing before the company transferred control to the Air Force.Officials say the DoD plans to use the WGS satellite system as a gradual replacement for the Defense Satellite Communications System. WGS-1, delivered to the Air Force in January 2008, and WGS-2 can handle together more than 25 times the capacity of the entire DSCS constellation, the officials said. DOD has already ordered six WGS satellites and plans to buy more to growing bandwidth needs.
