Viasat‘s Inmarsat Government business has won a potential $307.1 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to provide global communication connectivity under the USMC Enterprise Commercial Satellite Services, or MECS2, program.
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According to an award notice published Monday, the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office in Chantilly, Virginia, conducted a full and open acquisition process for the MECS2 firm-fixed-price contract.
What Is the Scope of the MECS2 Contract?
The MECS2 contract calls for the contractor to deliver global communication connectivity services to support Marine Corps operations.
According to a solicitation released in March 2025, work includes the provision of transponded bandwidth capacity and end-to-end managed services across multiple frequency bands for satellite communications. The contract also covers wireless and cellular services, along with access to leasing or purchasing agreements for various service models.
The vendor will support connectivity across multiple geographic regions using multiconstellation satellite systems. The scope also includes supplying high-capacity and mobile spread spectrum services and establishing global internet protocol backhaul from commercial gateways to the Marine Corps Enterprise Network and the Department of War Information Network through government entry points.
Additional requirements include program and bandwidth management support, analysis tools and satcom network monitoring capabilities.
How Does Viasat Support US Military Customers?
Viasat supports U.S. military and national security customers through satellite communications services, advanced terminals and participation in major defense and space initiatives.
The company recently launched its edge-to-cloud networking overlay, Tactical Mission Fabric, to enhance military networks and introduced a portfolio of next-generation satellite services designed to address the evolving communications requirements of government uncrewed aerial vehicle operations.
In July 2025, Viasat and four other vendors won spots on the Space Force’s potential $4 billion Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Global contract. The company also secured a contract from the service branch to develop space laser communication terminal prototypes under the second phase of the Enterprise Space Terminal program.
In addition to the Space Force, the Defense Innovation Unit has selected Viasat to prototype and demonstrate technologies under a contract supporting the Hybrid Space Architecture project’s next phase.
In December, Viasat was named an awardee on the Missile Defense Agency’s potential 10-year, $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract.
