PLEO Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/pleo/ Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:16:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png PLEO Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/pleo/ 32 32 80681979 SmallSat Alliance shifts focus from proliferation to coordination https://spacenews.com/smallsat-alliance-shifts-focus-from-proliferation-to-coordination/ https://spacenews.com/smallsat-alliance-shifts-focus-from-proliferation-to-coordination/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:16:50 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=570403

After helping place proliferated LEO constellations at the center of U.S. military space planning, the SmallSat Alliance is now tackling how these networks can be used together as a unified system.

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U.S. Space Force awards Viasat $3.5 million satellite services contract https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-force-awards-viasat-3-5-million-satellite-services-contract/ https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-force-awards-viasat-3-5-million-satellite-services-contract/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:01:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512319

Viasat won its first task order under the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite services contract

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Pentagon sends mixed signals on space innovation https://spacenews.com/on-national-security-pentagon-sends-mixed-signals-on-space-innovation/ https://spacenews.com/on-national-security-pentagon-sends-mixed-signals-on-space-innovation/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=508914

The Pentagon is putting $13 billion behind its talk of embracing commercial space, committing serious money to low-Earth orbit satellite services. This marks a dramatic increase in spending on commercial […]

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Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program soars to $13 billion https://spacenews.com/pentagons-commercial-satellite-internet-services-program-soars-to-13-billion/ https://spacenews.com/pentagons-commercial-satellite-internet-services-program-soars-to-13-billion/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:22 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=507815

DoD is raising its Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program from an initial $900 million ceiling to a projected $13 billion

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DoD’s satcom evolution https://spacenews.com/dods-satcom-evolution/ https://spacenews.com/dods-satcom-evolution/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=228679

The U.S. military is pursuing novel ways to harness commercial satellite connectivity

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Additional vendors selected for DoD’s low Earth orbit satellite services contract https://spacenews.com/additional-vendors-selected-for-dods-low-earth-orbit-satellite-services-contract/ https://spacenews.com/additional-vendors-selected-for-dods-low-earth-orbit-satellite-services-contract/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:30:31 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=211066

The Defense Information Systems Agency on Nov. 22 published a request for proposals for low Earth orbit satellite-based services.

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Op-ed | Deterring Aggression in Space https://spacenews.com/op-ed-deterring-aggression-in-space/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:06:28 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=128882

The time has come for America to confront the reality that space has been weaponized by our adversaries.

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On National Security | The promise and perils of LEO constellations https://spacenews.com/the-promise-and-perils-of-leo-constellations/ https://spacenews.com/the-promise-and-perils-of-leo-constellations/#respond Sat, 04 Jul 2020 11:52:38 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=103071

DoD’s Space Development Agency is leading the way as it prepares to put up a communications transport layer and a surveillance and tracking layer for hypersonic missile defense.

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