
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is requesting nearly $248 million in fiscal 2025 research and development funding for a new program, Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Global (PTS-G). PTS-G is "a key and enabling capability of the USSF force design that bridges the gap between the more focused capabilities provided by Protected Tactical SATCOM - Resilient (PTS-R), and the broadly-available but also the lower assured access capabilities provided by existing/emerging MILSATCOM and commercial services," according to a Space Force budget justification. "PTS-G…