Boeing Defends WGS Following Nunn-McCurdy Cost Breach

PARIS — Boeing officials on April 1 moved to defend the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) military satellite communications system following the U.S. Air Force’s notification to Congress that the program’s cost had climbed more than 25 percent higher than previous estimates.
The increased average per-satellite cost, Boeing officials said, is due to the fact that the program suffered from intermittent funding, which interrupted industrial workflow,and to the Air Force’s recent decision to order two additional satellites. Boeing is prime contractor on the program.
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