"Boeing Secures $439 Million Contract for U.S. Military Satellite"
Boeing has been awarded a $439.6 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to build the WGS-12 military communications satellite, part of the Wideband Global Satcom constellation. The satellite is set to be delivered in January 2029 and will provide communications services to the United States and its allies. This comes as Boeing is still completing production of WGS-11, funded by congressional earmarks, and the Department of the Air Force has confirmed that WGS-12 meets specific needs that cannot be met by commercial alternatives.