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The wideband global satellite system is

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a network of next generations

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communications satellites that will

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improve the way information is

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transmitted to and from the war fighter .

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But as tech sergeant Roberto velez

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reports , it will take a multinational

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partnership to make it a reality At a

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cost of more than $1 billion dollars

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per satellite Paying for the 9th

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satellites that will make up the

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wideband global sitcom system would be

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an enormous financial commitment for

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any one country . That's why the US has

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reached out to five allies to help pay

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for the W . GS . System . This

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arrangement is a clear demonstration of

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our continued commitment to expanding

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our cooperation in new mission areas

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and working together to increase our

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collective capabilities . It allows us

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to do more together than we could ever

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do alone . Three of the planet W . G .

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S satellites currently in orbit , with

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six more scheduled to be launched

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between now and 2018 . Tech sergeant

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Roberto velez Washington , D . C .