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Laser communications terminal work for U.S. Space Force to move into new phase with General Atomics

April 28, 2026

SAN DIEGO, California. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been selected to perform Phase 3 of the U.S. Space Force’s Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program after government verification of its optical communication terminal (OCT), the company announced in a statement.

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