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SDA Awards Raytheon and CesiumAstro Contracts for PWSA Network

SDA Awards Raytheon and CesiumAstro Contracts for PWSA Network
A rendering of the Space Development Agency constellation providing missile warning and tracking. Photo: Raytheon Technologies

The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded both Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and CesiumAstro contracts announced Thursday related to its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) network. Raytheon Technologies received an award valued at more than $250 million to deliver a seven-vehicle missile tracking satellite constellation, as well as support launch and ground operations. The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation will become the fifth plane of satellites providing missile warning and tracking for the Department of Defense. The seven-vehicle satellite constellation will feature Raytheon’s Wide Field of View overhead…

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