12:28 PM EDT, 06/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- ViaSat ( VSAT ) and Intelsat General Communications were awarded two contracts worth a total of $437.7 million under the protected tactical SATCOM, global PTS-G program to provide anti-jam satellite communications, the US Space Force said.

The awards cover the production of the first two operational satellites of the PTS-G system, known as "Swarm 1," including manufacturing, integration and test, launch, and on-orbit checkout, according to a statement.

PTS-G is a key component of the USSF's SATCOM architecture, designed to provide tactical warfighters with a worldwide, transponded system, the statement added.

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