SES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Army’s SATCOM as a Managed Service Pilot Contract

SES’s wholly-owned subsidiary SES Space & Defense has been awarded the pilot effort to provide the U.S. Army with Satellite Communications (SATCOM) as a Managed Service (SaaMS) under a $3.6 million ceiling blanket purchase agreement (BPA). This initiative will streamline commercially leased SATCOM network services to be flexible and tailored to changing mission needs. The contract was awarded to Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), acquired by SES in 2022, and is now part of its wholly-owned subsidiary.

The scope of the SaaMS Pilot encompasses turnkey, end-to-end managed subscription services. These services will facilitate connectivity to commercial teleports and internet services, augmenting units’ SATCOM capability across five diverse locations within three combatant commands: NORTHCOM, EUCOM, and USINDOPACOM.

The SaaMS Pilot emphasizes the provisioning of services with guaranteed Service Level Agreements (SLAs), including service availability and committed information rates across service areas. These services will be supported by a 24x7 global Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC), equipped with SES Space & Defense’s flagship Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Portal, ensuring network visibility and situational awareness for U.S. Army customers.