Viasat<\/b> received a task order award to provide satellite communications services to support Department of Defense<\/b> missions under the Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (PLEO) contract, Viasat announced Feb. 3.<\/p>\n
This is Viasat\u2019s first task order on the PLEO contract and it is worth $3.5 million.Viasat will provide Ku-band Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services through a partner network to support U.S. government operations globally. Viasat will offer network management support, including real-time data through an online account management tool and 24\/7 technical support.<\/p>\n
The award was issued to Inmarsat Government, which is now part of Viasat. <\/p>\n
The task order award is under the PLEO Satellite-Based Services (SBS) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Defense Information Systems Agency<\/b> (DISA) and the U.S. Space Force\u2019s<\/b> Space Systems Command (SSC) named Viasat to the PLEO contract in July 2023. The 10-year IDIQ contract now has an expanded ceiling value of $13 billion. <\/p>\n
\u201cViasat has a history of delivering integrated satcom solutions and service offerings. This new task order award is a testament to our team\u2019s continued commitment and ability to provide diverse, multi-orbit satcom solutions with the global reach, scalability, and flexibility to meet the needs of today\u2019s global military operations,\u201d said Victor Farah, senior vice president of Government Services and Solutions at Viasat.<\/p>\n
In late 2024, U.S. Space Force officials said that most PLEO task orders up to that point had gone to SpaceX for Starshield, the military version of Starlink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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