Space Force Taps Boeing for Two New MUOS Military Communications Satellites Written 25 June 2026

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Space Force Taps Boeing for Two New MUOS Military Communications Satellites

Artistic Rendition of MUOS Satellite. | Credit: US Navy; Wikipedia; Public Domain

Defense Daily reports, “The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has awarded Boeing [BA] a $2 billion contract for the next two Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites. Fielded in 2019, four MUOS geosynchronous satellites–built by incumbent Lockheed Martin [LMT]–provide military forces ultra high frequency (UHF) voice and data communications.”
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