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Anduril Nabs Air Force Contract To Network Space Surveillance Sites

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

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Anduril Nabs Air Force Contract To Network Space Surveillance Sites

Anduril Industries this week received an $8.1 million contract modification to continue fielding its Lattice open operating platform to additional space surveillance network sites as it works to complete a mesh network between space domain awareness (SDA) sensors and data platforms. So far, Anduril has received $10.6 million for the SDA Network, an effort being managed by U.S. Space Systems Command. A July 12 contract announcement by the Air Force says the additional work is part of the command’s Phase…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

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