SES Space & Defense

SES Space and Defense delivers end-to-end satellite network solutions to defence and government customers in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. A wholly owned subsidiary of the content and connectivity provider SES, it has access to the parent company's multi-orbit fleet of more than 120 satellites across geostationary and medium Earth orbit, and says it provides coverage to 99 percent of the world's population. The company has nearly five decades of experience in the government SATCOM market.

Capabilities

• Secure, resilient end-to-end communications across every mission, landscape and orbit, with vendor-agnostic integration and management
• An extensive global terrestrial network and robust ground infrastructure
• Enterprise management and control (EM and C) solutions, including virtualised and AI-enabled SATCOM
• Managed services 24 hours a day, every day of the year, from its network operations and security centre
• Government access to secure, high-performance medium Earth orbit commercial satellite capability for defence and disaster recovery missions

Company

SES Space and Defense states its vision is to be the most trusted partner for resilient multi-orbit, multi-mission space and ground solutions for defence and government, guided by the values of integrity, honour and commitment. David Broadbent is president and chief executive; he joined from RTX, where he was president of the Space Systems business after more than 20 years at Raytheon. Nitin Bhat, senior vice president of engineering, previously spent nine years at DRS Global Enterprise Solutions. Recent announcements include an agreement with Starlab to provide communications for the Starlab commercial space station and a blanket purchase agreement for flexible satellite connections.

Events

SES Space and Defense is listed as a sponsor of the DoW Commercial SATCOM Workshop 2026 and as an exhibitor at the AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference 2027, SATELLITE 2027 and the Paris Air Show 2027.

Contact

Parent company: SES, Luxembourg
SES Space & Defense is listed under Space, Aviation Security and is based in Luxembourg.
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