Space Force Eyes Commercial P-LEO SATCOM - Breaking Defense
Oct 5, 2021 · WASHINGTON: Operators of commercial broadband mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit, known as p-LEO providers, have until Thursday to respond to Space Force’s draft request for proposals (RFP)...
pLEO Contract Enables Space Force SATCOM Vision | Hughes
Aug 30, 2023 · In July, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) announced a 5-year contract for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services valued at up to $900 million, with Hughes named as an award winner.
Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program
Oct 29, 2024 · The military’s Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program, launched just last year with a $900 million ceiling, has been expanded to $13 billion by the...
What Army officers hope C2 Fix will actually fix in the field
Dec 11, 2024 · After exercises, soldiers said they want to see better edge computing, mobile pLEO solutions and more.
GA-ASI's Gray Eagle ER Makes First PLEO Flights
Mar 12, 2025 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its first flight test series of the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite constellation for aircraft communications.
Multi-orbit SATCOM to boost Army network resiliency, capability …
Mar 13, 2024 · PEO C3T is delivering an integrated Unified Network to regions around the globe, enabling high-speed, high-capacity voice, data and video communications to an Army user base that includes joint...
Additional vendors selected for DoD’s low Earth orbit satellite ...
Nov 27, 2023 · The Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services contract, first announced in July, is run by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the Space Force’s ...
Breaking Down the DoD’s $13-Billion pLEO Play — Quilty Space
Nov 18, 2024 · To level set, the pLEO IDIQ is more than just a funding vehicle. It’s foundational to the Pentagon’s vision of embedding commercial technologies into military ops. DISA and SSC’s CSCO launched the program in 2021 with an RFI and formalized it …
Gray Eagle ER Achieves First PLEO Satellite Communication Flights
Mar 13, 2025 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has conducted its first flight test series of the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite constellation for aircraft communications.
SDA Layered Network of Military Satellites now known as …
Jan 23, 2023 · Now integral members of the U.S. Space Force, SDA continues the integration of its space acquisition and operations into the overall national defense hybrid space enterprise, including pLEO advancements to support no-fail missions such as end-to-end missile warning, missile tracking, and missile defense.