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Up to $2.5 Billion Awarded for SDA Tranche 2, Tracking Layer Satellites

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

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Up to $2.5 Billion Awarded for SDA Tranche 2, Tracking Layer Satellites

SDA Director Derek Tournear announces the SDA Test and Checkout Center at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. on Aug. 7 last year (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Jan. 16 that it has awarded contracts worth up to $2.5 billion to three companies for 54 infrared sensor-equipped satellites in the Tranche 2, Tracking Layer of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture for detecting hypersonic and ballistic missiles and developing high-fidelity fire control tracks to intercept those missiles. L3Harris Technologies [LHX] won an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) firm, fixed-price contract of up to $919 million, Lockheed Martin [LMT] up to…

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