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Space Development Agency Awards L3Harris and Northrop Grumman $1.3 Billion for Tracking Layer Satellites

Frank Wolfe

Monday, July 18th, 2022

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Space Development Agency Awards L3Harris and Northrop Grumman $1.3 Billion for Tracking Layer Satellites

The Space Development Agency (SDA) said on July 18 that it has awarded L3Harris [LHX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] fixed price Other Transaction Authority contracts worth $1.3 billion for 28 satellites--14 by each company--for Tranche 1 of the Tracking Layer to detect, identify, and monitor advanced missiles, including maneuvering hypersonic ones. L3Harris is to receive $700 million, Northrop Grumman $617 million--a price that puts the per unit cost of L3Harris' 14 satellites at $50 million and $44 million for each…

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