SES Space and Defense, in close partnership with a key U.S. Government customer, designed, developed, and fielded an O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) reachback capability to provide mission-critical communications for a key combatant command. The awarded task order for USD 11.8 million is against the single-award USD 516.7 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for medium earth orbit (MEO) low-latency high-throughput satellite (HTS) services. This is the 15th task order awarded to SES Space and Defense on this BPA.
With this agreement, SES Space and Defense expands its high-throughput, low-latency services in support of mission-essential combatant command requirements, as the customer needs evolve, by providing innovative, flexible, and secure communications solutions. The agreement is the second announced between SES Space and Defense and a key combatant command in the month of May.
Using O3b services, U.S. Government customers can take advantage of the field-proven capabilities to support the provisioning of enterprise services to deployed warfighters. The solution leverages the MEO constellation by providing fiber-like connectivity to austere deployed locations.
“The Department of Defense has vast and expansive information at their fingertips,” said President and CEO of SES Space and Defense, Brigadier General Pete Hoene, USAF (retired). “Utilizing reachback technology gives our warfighters the information and support needed for mission success. By leveraging the O3b MEO constellation, deployed U.S. military personnel have access to near real-time decision-making intelligence at the tactical edge.”
For additional information about this agreement click HERE to see the official announcement.