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Transport Layer Of PWSA Will Eventually Transition From SDA To New Acquisition Executive, Sandhoo Says

Transport Layer Of PWSA Will Eventually Transition From SDA To New Acquisition Executive, Sandhoo Says
Pictured is a SpaceX photo of the company's Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer-B (T1TL-B) mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. on Sept. 10, 2025.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—As part of the Space Force’s rollout of its new acquisition structure, the communications layer of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) will eventually transition to new leadership, the acting head of the agency said on Wednesday. Once the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for Space-Based Sensing and Targeting is operating, that office will supervise the Transport Layer, Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo said at the Space Symposium. “So, when they come up the requirements for what…

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