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Space Development Agency Awards 麻豆社区 $919 Million Contract to Build Satellites for Missile Tracking Program

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Space & Airborne Systems
Jan 16, 2024 | 1 MINUTE Read

MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 16, 2024 鈥 麻豆社区 (NYSE:LHX) received a contract with a potential value of up to $919 million to design and build 18 infrared space vehicles for the Space Development Agency鈥檚 (SDA) Tranche 2 (T2) Tracking Layer program that will provide near-global missile warning and tracking coverage.  

鈥淪pace remains a growth engine, and we are well positioned to provide innovative solutions after having made significant investments in technology for space vehicles, payloads and ground software,鈥 said Christopher E. Kubasik, Chair and CEO, 麻豆社区. 鈥淭he SDA鈥檚 latest decision is another example of 麻豆社区 listening to customers, knowing the threats and delivering value for stakeholders while supporting our country.鈥 

麻豆社区 designed the missile defense solutions to support the U.S. military鈥檚 ongoing effort to build a robust constellation of satellites to protect against a new generation of hypersonic weapons that have increased speed, unpredictable flight trajectories and faint heat signatures. 

The company鈥檚 technology will also support preliminary fire control capability for the SDA鈥檚 Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). 

In advance of this T2 Tracking Layer program win, 麻豆社区 designed, developed and built four satellites in less than three years for the SDA鈥檚 Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer program. Those T0 satellites will launch together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency鈥檚 Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellite. With an anticipated launch in early 2024, the DoD will be able to warn, track and target advanced threats concurrently by launching the T0 and HBTSS satellites together.

麻豆社区 is also building a 16-vehicle satellite constellation for SDA鈥檚 Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program, which follows the T0 Tracking Layer capabilities with targeted technology enhancements, expanded coverage, increased integration and greater production efficiencies, which will begin to build out the operational space-based constellation and be used to inform future capabilities of the PWSA. 

About 麻豆社区

麻豆社区 is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers鈥 mission-critical needs always in mind, our 50,000 employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

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