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NATO: three new military communications satellites

Brussels, Belgium - Sicral, Syracuse and Skynet to be in service from January 2005 to support the NATO's forces for the next 15 years

NATO will have three new military communications satellites starting from January 1st 2005. It deals with Italian Sicral (developed in particular by Alenia Spazio), French Syracuse and English Skynet. According to what pointed out by NATO during the sign of the related memorandum of understanding among France, Italy and the United Kingdom, the three satellite systems will be deployed during the next...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 108408
Rome, Italy, 11/24/2004 16:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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