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Pentagon launching mission operations center for Space Data Network to support Golden Dome and other modernization efforts

Viasat received an initial $115 million task order to design and scale the mission operations center for the Space Data Network Backbone program.

Summary by DefenseScoop
The U.S. military is launching a mission operations center for the Space Data Network Backbone program that’s expected to advance top modernization priorities, such as the Golden Dome missile defense architecture and other systems that depend on digital connectivity. The Space Force’s Space Systems Command announced the move Thursday, noting that Viasat has been awarded a “competitive” IDIQ contract worth up to $450 million to support network an…

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DefenseScoop broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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