3D render of planet Earth viewed from space, with night lights in Europe and sun rising over Asia. Blue hue treatment. Elements from NASA (https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57752/land_shallow_topo_2048.jpg)

U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command has awarded Viasat [VSAT] and Intelsat General–the U.S. division of Luxembourg’s SES--a nearly $438 million contract for satellites under the Protected Tactical Satellite-Global (PTS-G) program, according to a Friday Pentagon contracts announcement. The Space Force has said that production for the PTS-G bus and payload is to begin this fiscal year, as well as the purchase of parts for PTS-G ground integration. Viasat has said that it will demonstrate what its dual-band X/Ka-band geostationary…