Boeing Co. completed a critical design review of its family of advanced beyond-line-of-sight terminals (FAB-T) program, the company announced March 1.

The review — attended by senior U.S. Air Force, government and industry officials in Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 13 through 16 — demonstrated that the program’s requirements are well defined and understood. The review follows delivery of a Block 4 software-defined radio to the Air Force and successful preliminary design and integrated baseline reviews.

The FAB-T system includes software-defined radios, antennas and associated user interface hardware to enable the government to host numerous waveforms that accommodate data rates in excess of 300 megabits per second. FAB-T is intended to provide secure, beyond line-of-sight communications for warfighters via various satellites that support military forces. Deliveries will begin in December 2008.