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US Space Force awards $437.6M Protected Tactical Satcom-Global contracts to Viasat and SES through 2029

The U.S. Space Force awarded Viasat and SES combined $437.6 million to build communications satellites for Protected Tactical Satcom–Global, a network intended to resist jamming and cyber attacks. The program replaces vulnerable single-satellite architectures with four new GEO satellites under contracts through 2029.

Discovered 2026-05-22T14:24:59.053704-07:00 | 2026-05-22T14:24:59.053704-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The $437.6M award, spanning through 2029, signals a concrete procurement push toward anti-jam, cyber-resilient GEO satcom—supporting continuity of military communications under contested conditions.
  • It’s part of a broader U.S. Space Force shift toward protecting space-based networks and mitigating vulnerabilities, complementing recent scrutiny of other mission-critical satellite programs like missile-attack warning systems (source:46b69b78-c7dc-4775-89a8-a74a22ade8fc).
  • The effort also parallels allied “sovereign secure” connectivity moves, such as Spain’s secure military satcom funding aligned to Europe’s Iris2 (source:d92222ad-aef5-4abb-be9f-4fb9fa12e490), reinforcing demand for secure satcom architectures and hardened capacity.

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Aerotech News SpaceWatch Africa govconwire.com defence-blog.com keeptrack.space SpaceNews.com
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2026-05-22T14:24:59.053704-07:00
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2026-05-29T08:41:30.104837-07:00
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