The US Air Force has successfully launched the first advanced extremely high-frequency (AEHF) satellite aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Developed by Lockheed Martin, the AEHF satellite is the most technologically advanced military communications satellite to date.

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The satellite will provide significantly improved global, survivable, highly secure, protected, communications for warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.

A single AEHF satellite will provide greater total capacity than the entire Milstar constellation currently in-orbit.

The AEHF will also provide the critical survivable, protected and endurable communications to the National Command Authority including presidential conferencing in all levels of conflict.

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