Mr. Richard White reports

MAXAR'S SSL SELECTED TO DEFINE NEXT-GENERATION SECURE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE

SSL, a Maxar Technologies Ltd. company, has been selected to help define next-generation protected communications for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. SSL will develop, test and analyze antenna subsystem prototypes through a contract with the Space Enterprise Consortium, managed by Advanced Technology International. The award highlights SSL's ability to contribute to U.S. leadership in space with novel concepts for the U.S. Department of Defense's next-generation spacecraft systems.

Leveraging its knowledge of trends in satellite communications and next-generation advances both in space and on the ground, SSL will create antenna subsystem prototypes that define and demonstrate key technologies for a resilient, cost-effective and high performance protected tactical satellite communications capability. The study builds on previous SSL studies to develop and demonstrate next-generation military satellite communications architectures for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

"The combination of SSL's agile mind set and innovative new space technologies with our team's experience in multiple generations of MILSATCOM [military satellite communications] architectures uniquely positions us to accelerate the DoD's development and integration of cost-effective and highly advanced solutions that will support the defence of our nation," said Richard White, president of SSL Government Systems. "There are more than 85 SSL-built communications satellites currently in orbit, and we are proud to leverage that experience to further expand and support U.S. Air Force capabilities."

As part of Maxar Technologies, SSL brings unmatched integrated capabilities, solutions and expertise from the company's four leading space brands to address complex mission-critical challenges that require vision, agility and value. The company's trusted partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense is gaining momentum with contributions to a variety of next-generation studies that position SSL and the Maxar family of companies as important contributors to the nation's leadership in space. SSL recently completed a study exploring new solutions for next-generation space architectures to meet the objectives of the U.S. Air Force Space Command's Space Enterprise Vision, which is expected to accelerate crucial technologies for resilient space defence capabilities.

About SSL

SSL, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is a leading provider of advanced spacecraft systems, with broad expertise to support commercial and government satellite operators and innovative space missions. SSL is a Maxar Technologies company.

About Maxar Technologies Ltd.

As a global leader of advanced space technology solutions, Maxar Technologies is at the nexus of the new space economy, developing and sustaining the infrastructure and delivering the information, services, systems that unlock the promise of space for commercial and government markets. With more than 6,500 employees in over 30 global locations, the Maxar Technologies portfolio of commercial space brands includes MDA, SSL, DigitalGlobe and Radiant Solutions.