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SES wins US Army contract

August 5, 2025

By Chris Forrester

Satellite operator SES and its Space & Defense division has been awarded a $89.6 million (€77.6m), five-year Sustainment Tactical Network (STN) contract to deliver commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) services to the US Army.

The STN is an effort to modernise the Army’s logistics network and this partnership will ensure secure, global satellite connectivity for critical DoD and government operations.

The commercial Ku-band geostationary satellite service delivered by SES Space & Defense with the support of the Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO) will ensure global connectivity for end-users, utilising commercial teleport and equipment to support the COMSATCOM links. Coupled with the terrestrial-based network linking the entire system, the service ensures cohesive connectivity across teleports and the Global Network Centers (GNC). This collaboration strengthens the US Army’s communications infrastructure, ensuring reliable and secure global coverage to meet the demanding needs of military operations.

“This award is a significant milestone for SES Space & Defense and reconfirms our commitment to delivering interoperable and secure satellite services to the US Army – as a leading satellite services integrator for the DoD, and provider of the previous STN iteration known as Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (WESS) COMSATCOM Network (WCN),” said David Broadbent, President and CEO, SES Space & Defense. “We are proud to continue providing advanced global end-to-end COMSATCOM capabilities giving the US Army a decisive information advantage.”

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