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Defense & federal · future release

Sovereign control. Austere conditions.

The same operating layer that runs commercial fleets — re-packaged for military buyers, federal agencies, and the integrators who serve them. Air-gapped deployment, FIPS 140-3 cryptography, multi-classification handling, and a 24/7 support team with cleared operators. Targeting general availability in 2027.

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Mission-grade ready · planned FIPS 140-3 · planned FedRAMP Moderate · target ITAR-aware · planned DISA STIG-hardened · planned CMMC L2 · target
Why Orbita for defense

A control surface, not a portal to ours.

Commercial fleet-control vendors ask you to send your terminal telemetry to their cloud, on their domain, behind their auth. That model does not survive a classified network, an operations centre in an austere environment, or an overseas connectivity-constrained operation.

Orbita ships as a self-hosted, single-tenant deployment. Your terminals, your telemetry, your operators, your authentication. We just give you the control surface — and stay out of the data path entirely if that's what your authorisation boundary requires.

Roadmap · in development

Six capabilities the Defense edition will ship.

01 / Deployment

Air-gapped & on-prem.

Containerised deployment to your hardware, your data centre, or a classified network enclave. Optional fully air-gapped install — telemetry never crosses an authorisation boundary you have not explicitly opened.

Install footprint 4 vCPU · 16 GB · 100 GB
02 / Cryptography

FIPS 140-3.

All data-in-transit and data-at-rest encryption uses FIPS 140-3 validated modules. mTLS between operator clients and the control plane. Per-terminal key isolation; rotation is a one-click operator action with full audit.

Validated modules BoringCrypto · OpenSSL FIPS 3.0
03 / Authorization

SSO + CAC / PIV.

SAML 2.0, OIDC, and smart-card authentication (CAC / PIV class). Role-based access tied to operator clearance level. Break-glass workflow for incident response is auditable to the second.

Identity providers Government cloud · federal identity providers
04 / Compliance

FedRAMP track.

FedRAMP Moderate authorization in process via a sponsoring agency. CMMC Level 2 target for the development pipeline. DISA STIG-hardened base images shipped with every release. Continuous monitoring artifacts on request.

Status FedRAMP · readiness review · 2026 Q3
05 / Operations

Cleared NOC, 24/7.

A subset of the Orbita support team holds active US clearances and operates under a separate secure-facility shift schedule. Response SLA on classified terminals is 5 minutes, 24/7/365.

Cleared operator SLA 5 min · critical
06 / Data handling

ITAR-aware by default.

US-person-only access flags on every terminal record. ITAR / EAR data export blocked at the API layer. Multi-classification tagging (UNCLAS · CUI · SECRET-class) with cross-domain transfer denied unless explicitly enabled.

Cross-domain Default-deny · audited
Use cases

Built for austere environments.

Operators have run Orbita against terminals in places where "the cloud" is not a guarantee.

01 · Expeditionary & contingency

Comm-on-the-move & rapid-deploy kits.

Track every flyaway, portable, and vehicle-mounted terminal across a multi-unit deployment. Geo-fenced alerting tied to operational area boundaries. Bulk firmware push when a unit lands in a new region.

02 · Maritime

Fleet vessels & auxiliary craft.

SLA-grade visibility across every satellite terminal on every hull. Per-vessel tenant portal for ship-side operational security. Throughput baselining for the watch-standing communications officer.

03 · Forward operating

Forward sites & the last tactical mile.

Health on the connectivity the team actually depends on. Obstruction alerts before the link drops. Thermal warnings before the dish fails in 49 °C ambient.

04 · Civilian agencies

Emergency response & research.

Disaster-response connectivity that has to work the first time. Wildfire incident command, hurricane staging, polar research stations. Same control surface, civilian acquisition path.

Editions

Commercial today vs. Defense 2027.

Capability Commercial Available now Defense Coming 2027
SaaS multi-tenant
Self-hosted single-tenant
Air-gapped install option
FIPS 140-3 crypto
CAC / PIV authentication
Multi-classification tagging
DISA STIG-hardened images
Cleared NOC operators
SLA · response · critical15 min5 min
Audit log retention7 years25 years
Defense edition is in early development. Pricing will be custom and quoted per deployment. ATO timeline depends on the sponsoring agency. Join the waitlist to influence the v1 feature set.
When we open the door

Four procurement paths we will support.

When Defense edition reaches general availability, these are the acquisition vehicles we are preparing for. Early-access design partners get to pick the path that matches their timeline.

Direct

Pilot & proof-of-concept.

90-day paid pilot against a defined operational use case. Self-hosted on hardware you provide. Full Defense edition feature set; success metric agreed upfront.

90 DAYS · FIXED FEE
SBIR / STTR

Phase II proposals welcome.

Direct-to-Phase-II proposals on connectivity-fleet management welcomed once topics open. We can co-author the technical volume if there is a matching topic.

SBIR · STTR · INNOVATION TOPICS
OTA & CSO

Other Transaction Authority.

Available through federal innovation channels and Commercial Solutions Openings. Past performance on connectivity-fleet contracts can be shared under NDA.

OTA · CSO · INNOVATION CHANNELS
GSA · Schedule

Federal schedule · 2027 target.

Multiple Award Schedule application is in preparation. Federal registrations active. CAGE code and UEI available on request. Sole-source justification template available for urgent requirements.

SAM ACTIVE · SCHEDULE · IN PREP
Early access · design partner program

Help shape the Defense edition.

We are accepting a limited number of design partners ahead of the 2027 general availability. Partners get to influence the v1 feature set, see the build six months before public release, and lock in founding pricing.

  • Quarterly roadmap review with the founding team
  • Private alpha access from late 2026
  • Founding-partner pricing locked through 2030
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In development · 2027 target

Sovereign control. Austere conditions.

Defense edition is on the roadmap, not on the shelf. Join the early-access list and help us decide which capability lands first. Or send a short note via the contact form — we read every one.