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Space Force Awards BAE Systems $1.2 Billion For Epoch 2 Missile Warning And Tracking Satellites

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025

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Space Force Awards BAE Systems $1.2 Billion For Epoch 2 Missile Warning And Tracking Satellites

Space Force illustration of the resilient Missile Warning Tracking Architecture in medium Earth orbit.

BAE Systems has won a $1.2 billion contract to provide the Space Force with 10 Epoch 2 satellites that will provide global hypersonic missile tracking as part of a larger missile warning capability, Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Tuesday. The fixed-price award was made on May 29 using an Other Transaction Authority agreement, SSC said. First delivery of an Epoch 2 spacecraft is planned for fiscal year 2029. Deliveries are slated in two-year increments. The infrared sensing satellites will…

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