AST SpaceMobile Awarded $30 Million Prime Contract by U.S. Space Development Agency for HALO Europa Program
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Key Points:
- AST SpaceMobile has secured a $30 million contract with the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) under the Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program to demonstrate tactical satellite communications for military use.
- The contract focuses on using AST’s BlueBird satellite constellation to provide resilient, low-latency communications directly to government devices, supporting rapid operational deployment for national security.
- AST SpaceMobile’s software-defined “bent-pipe” satellite architecture enables high-bandwidth data transfer from low Earth orbit, aiming to integrate seamlessly with existing military radios and deliver data-as-a-service.
- This partnership highlights AST SpaceMobile’s role in advancing hybrid defense architectures and aligns with the Department of Defense’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture vision by leveraging commercial
