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CACI, General Atomics, Viasat Move On In Space Laser Communication Effort

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 8th, 2025

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CACI, General Atomics, Viasat Move On In Space Laser Communication Effort

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The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded contracts to CACI International [CACI], General Atomics, and Viasat [VSAT] to move into the second phase prototype effort for space laser communication terminals that would provide on-orbit data crosslinks between future Defense Department space systems. The value of the Phase 2 awards under the $100 million Enterprise Space Terminal program were not disclosed. Last summer, the three Phase 2 awardees plus Blue Origin received Phase 1 EST contracts (Defense Daily, June…

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