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Boeing Secures $2.8 Billion Contract for Strategic Satellites

7/9/2025

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Boeing has landed a groundbreaking $2.8 billion contract with the U.S. Space Force to create up to four Evolved Strategic Satellites, designed to bolster secure communications for nuclear command and control. Set to withstand jamming, the first two satellites are slated for delivery by 2031, playing a crucial role in modernizing the Pentagon's nuclear capabilities.

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Boeing has landed a groundbreaking $2.8 billion contract with the U.S. Space Force to create up to four Evolved Strategic Satellites, designed to bolster secure communications for nuclear command and control. Set to withstand jamming, the first two satellites are slated for delivery by 2031, playing a crucial role in modernizing the Pentagon's nuclear capabilities.