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BAE Systems awarded U.S. Space Force contract for space resilient satellite communications terminals
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Contract win adds backlog for BAE's space comms segment, signaling continued defense-space spending.
Defense-space demand keeps funding niche comms suppliers
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Follow-on terminal production orders
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Contract value undisclosed, may be small
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to design and demonstrate ultra-compact radio-frequency (RF) terminals for a space-based data layer. "This contract leverages decades of...
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