The Space Force awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to Hughes Defense to provide low Earth orbit satellite services, according to an Aug. 22 announcement . Hughes, in the announcement, said under the IDIQ contract value of up to $900 million, the Defense Department, other federal agencies and international coalition partners can buy fully managed, low latency LEO services from Hughes, enhancing the capacity on two constellations -- OneWeb and EchoStar Lyra. “Our OneWeb offering with our low-power, lightweight, flat-panel...
