Of the $ 15 million, $ 12 million was to be used for air and sea transport of British and Dutch forces and equipment, and the other $ 3 million was in donated equipment such as night vision goggles and tactical satellite communications terminals.
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The first EDRS payload, EDRS-A, comprising a laser communication terminal and a Ka band inter-satellite link, was placed on-board Eutelsat commercial telecommunication satellite, called Eutelsat 9B . The satellite was launched in January 2016 by a Proton-M rocket and will be positioned at 9�E.
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Office director Alex Arena ruled that resale of Hong Kong Telecom international lines for the following services do not infringe on its exclusive license : fax and data services, private networks for companies and organizations, video conferencing services and use of satellite mobile communications terminals.
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Of the $ 15 million, $ 12 million is being used for air and sea transport of British and Dutch forces and equipment, and the other $ 3 million is in donated equipment such as night vision goggles and tactical satellite communications terminals, Doubleday said.
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*"'Data Automated Communications Terminal ( DACT ) "' The DACT system, built and designed by Raytheon, is similar to a hand-held Personal Digital Assistant ( PDA ) that allows the commanders a Common Operational Picture ( COP ) to their platoons / teams through battalion / regimental levels.
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A second dedicated spacecraft, EDRS-C, also carrying a laser communication terminal, will follow in 2017 and will be positioned at 31�E . These two parts will form the initial core space infrastructure that provides direct coverage for LEO satellites over Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Poles.
