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Space Force Awarded AMTI Contracts To Nine Vendors To Get Initial Space-Based Capability

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, April 17th, 2026

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Space Force Awarded AMTI Contracts To Nine Vendors To Get Initial Space-Based Capability

Pictured is a Royal Australian Air Force photo of an E-7A Wedgetail taking from Eielson AFB, Alaska.

The Space Force last Friday said it awarded small contracts to nine vendors that will lead to an initial operating capability for detecting and tracking moving aerial targets from space. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink last week disclosed that a Space-Based Air Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract had been made to multiple vendors for development activities and that an award for the first operational increment would be made soon (Defense Daily, April 16). The spokesperson said the Other…

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