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Space Force Awards ESS Mission Planning App To Sphinx Defense

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 27th, 2026

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Space Force Awards ESS Mission Planning App To Sphinx Defense

On-orbit render of a spacecraft resembling Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications Satellite. Image: Boeing

The Space Force’s Space Systems Command on Monday said it awarded a $287 million contract to Sphinx Defense to develop and complete a prototype of the mission planning application to support command and control of U.S. nuclear forces. The Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) Mission Planning Other Transaction Authority Phase 3 agreement was awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium and was made by the acting Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Satellite Communications and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing. “This award delivers…

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