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The agencies said in their joint announcement that the "launch of the two prototype systems will be followed by two years of on-orbit testing."

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) initiated the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) programme in 2018 and in January 2021 awarded Other Transaction Agreements to L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman for the creation of prototype systems.

MELBOURNE, Florida. The Department of Defense launched five L3Harris Technologies missile tracking satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, supporting the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program and the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer program, the company announced in a statement.

The mission, dubbed USSF-124, was the eighth National Security Space Launch using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff occurred at the start of a four-hour launch window that opened at 5:30 p.m. EST (223

The downselect will reduce the five bidders for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft to two or three, depending on funding.

While GEOST has made infrared sensors for classified systems in the ones and twos, the new contract will involve building infrared sensors designed to be used in a larger constellation, LightRidge CEO Bill Gattle told Breaking Defense.

Company leader Marc Bell has rebuffed calls for his resignation.

Washington DC (SPX) Jan 18, 2024 - The Space Development Agency (SDA), in a significant move to enhance the United States missile defense capabilities, has announced the award of three prototype agreements for the construction of 54

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

Innoflight Delivered Initial Engineering Development Units to L3Harris ...