A lawsuit brought by Viasat against the US Space Development Agency (SDA) has opened the possibility of Viasat winning a 10 satellite contract for the US Air Force. The Air […]
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Rocket Lab on track in development of spacecraft constellation for SDA
Rocket Lab National Security LLC has successfully completed the company’s Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta (T2TL-Beta) program — this milestone marks […]
L3Harris completes CDR for SDA satellite radios
L3Harris Technologies has reached a major milestone in the company’s mission to provide the Space Development Agency (SDA) with space-based capabilities that enhance U.S. national security. The company conducted a […]
SDA selects vendor to deliver Advanced Fire Control ground infrastructure
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued a contract for Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure (AFCGI) to support demonstrations and potential future operations under the agency’s Advanced Fire Control (AFC) […]
Kratos awarded million$$$ prime contract from SDA for ground systems support
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been awarded a contract valued at a maximum of $116.7 million over five years to create and operate an Advanced Fire […]
SDA selects initial HALO pool for future prototype demos
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected 19, non-traditional space companies to join the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit, or HALO, pool, an acquisition approach to solicit and […]
SDA is flexible but price is important
By Chris Forrester Dr Derek Tournear, Director, Space Development Agency, (SDA) delivered a fascinating Keynote at the Silicon Valley Space Week and its MilSat Symposium on October 23. With hundreds […]
Power Device Corporation’s SBCs deployed on SDA’s tracking satellites
Power Device Corporation (PDC) has successfully deployed their SCS3740 Single Board Computers (SBCs) onboard the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tracking satellites, built by L3Harris Technologies and launched into LEO in […]
U.S.S.F’s SSC issues 2 Task Orders for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1
First Phase 3 Lane 1 task orders issued under dual-lane acquisition strategy expandslaunch service provider pool for national security launches. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded National […]
SDA awards Tranche 2 Transport Layer contracts for 20 Gamma variant satellite builds
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded two prototype agreements with a total value of approximately $424 million to build and operate 20 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) — Gamma […]