L-3 Communications renewed its contract with XTAR for $5.6...

L-3 Communications renewed its contract with XTAR for $5.6 million. XTAR will provide X-band satellite connectivity “to the U.S. Army for manned airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission support,” XTAR said in a news release. XTAR will deliver space segment capacity on multiple XTAR-Eur beams, including the Middle East and global beams, XTAR said. “The satellite will support connectivity to Army-operated King Air 350 and Dash 8 aircraft.” Located at 29 degrees, the satellite provides commercial X-band coverage from eastern Brazil across the Atlantic Ocean, it said.