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Looking for the latest Government Contracting News? Read about Space Force Eyes Commercial Satellite-Based Products to Boost Satcom Capabilities.
Space Force sets sights on small geostationary communications satellites
Brig. Gen. Jason Cothern, Space Systems Command deputy, said the service is looking "to incorporate capability-based contracts to include emerging p-LEO services, commercial X-band, space-to-cellular and small maneuverable GEO satellites, trying to stay ahead of the threat and also taking advantage of the commercial capabilities as they arise."
Under a Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite-Based Services program that may be worth $900 million, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)