GD Completes Milestone in MUOS Defense Satellite Communications System

(Scottsdale, Ariz., July 22, 2008) -- General Dynamics C4 Systems recently mounted three 18.4-meter satellite antennas on 53-foot-tall pedestals in Wahiawa, Hawaii, as part of the preparations to deploy the new Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the U.S. military's next-generation narrowband global mobile satellite communications system. General Dynamics, under contract to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has overall responsibility for the ground-based segment of the MUOS system.

The MUOS system will provide cell phone-like services to ground-based warfighters around the globe, with the satellites acting as "cell towers" in space. The system will enable users to communicate directly with each other and their commanders virtually anywhere in the world.

The Wahiawa ground station is the first of four that will be equipped with MUOS satellite antenna systems. The other MUOS ground stations will be located in Norfolk, Va.; Geraldton, Australia; and Niscemi, Italy.

"These antenna installations mark a significant milestone in the development and fielding of the MUOS Ground System," said John Weidman, vice president of National Systems for General Dynamics C4 Systems. "The MUOS earth terminals utilize a state-of-the-art Ka-Band antenna designed with highly accurate auto-tracking to meet system performance and availability. The large 18.4 meter antenna design pushes the envelope of what has been fielded in this frequency band in the past."

Source : General Dynamics

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