Viasat selected Rocket Lab to build a GEO satellite bus for the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical SATCOM–Global (PTS-G) program. Rocket Lab will provide its Lightning-GEO spacecraft platform. The satellite will host Viasat’s dual-band X/Ka-band payload. The program includes five years of operations and sustainment. The mission is designed to provide resilient, anti-jam communications for U.S. and allied forces.