The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) continues to experience growing satellite bandwidth requirements driven by the application of Network Centric Warfare Doctrine. These growing needs have, in turn, led to a greater reliance on commercial satellite communications (Satcom) to augment military satellite networks (Milsatcom).

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