On October 8, 2025, Viasat was selected by the U.S. Space Force as a prime contractor for the Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program, under an initial delivery order to mature the design of a dual-band (X/Ka) satellite and ground archite...

The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 21 Tranche-1 transport layer vehicles aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. These are intended to support resilient LEO communications including beyond line-of-sight tactical data links.