BAE Systems Wins Space Force Contract for Compact RF Terminals
Falls Church – – October 15, 2026 -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) has won a contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to design and demonstrate ultra-compact radio-frequency (RF) terminals for a space-based data layer. The source does not disclose the contract value or schedule.
BAE Systems bases the terminals on its space-hardened software-defined radios
The company will adapt its existing family of space-hardened software-defined radios for the program. The radios are designed to perform reliably in contested or degraded environments, including jamming, electromagnetic interference and space radiation, from deployment into various orbits.
Terminals must pass space-characterization tests and operate from LEO to GEO
The system will carry military-grade security and pass space-characterization tests. It will support operations from low Earth orbit (LEO) to geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO).