CACI International is an American multinational professional services and information technology company that provides expertise and technology to U.S. government customers, including those in the space sector. As a defense contractor, CACI focuses on mission operations, data management, and delivering resilient technology and software-defined solutions for space system optimization. They provide optical communication and sensing technology, including optical terminals, and develop software for in-flight systems and simulation. CACI partners with organizations like NASA, the U.S. Space Force, DARPA, and the Space Development Agency (SDA) to support critical national security missions.
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CACI International signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center on 2023-02-06.
The first technical area teams selected to develop a flexible, low size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) optical aperture that couples into single-mode fiber are CACI, Inc., MBRYONICS, and Mynaric.
CACI, Inc. is a selected performer in Space-BACN Technical Area 1 to develop a flexible, low size, weight, power, and cost optical aperture that couples into single-mode fiber.
CACI, MBryonics, and Mynaric were selected to develop a small optical terminal for Space-BACN.
SpaceX Transporter 7 is providing rideshare launch services for the York Space Systems satellite carrying CACI International’s DemoSat payloads to low Earth orbit in January 2023.
The TacISR payload is designed to identify and capture key signals of interest and operate with CACI’s Beast ground receiver to demonstrate real-time radiofrequency geolocation for deployed U.S. forces.
CACI International will launch two demonstration payloads on a York Space Systems satellite to low Earth orbit in January 2023 aboard the SpaceX Transporter 7 rideshare.
CACI’s CrossBeam free-space optical terminals were used to complete the Mandrake II optical inter-satellite link tests.
CACI International Inc. partnered with DARPA and the Space Development Agency on the Mandrake II program to demonstrate space-to-space optical communications links in LEO.
CACI acquired California-based SA Photonics in December 2021.
Companies including CACI, Mynaric, and Tesat are preparing to ramp up production to support the Space Development Agency's planned procurements of optical terminals.
CACI International supplied the optical terminals used in the 2022-04-14 test.
CACI International Inc. was awarded a $20,400,000 contract to provide technology, research, development, and innovation in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Mission-Integrated Network Control program.
The $20,400,000 MINC mission technology contract was awarded in CACI’s third quarter of fiscal year 2022.
CACI International, Inc. (NYSE: CACI) plans a space technology demonstration that will launch in early 2023 on a York Space Systems satellite into low Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 rideshare.
The electronic warfare sensor technology was developed by Mastodon Design, a company CACI acquired in 2019.
CACI does not plan to build its own satellites and intends to work with satellite operators deploying large constellations to host its payloads.
CACI acquired SA Photonics late last year for $275,000,000.
CACI will deliver 40 optical communications terminals for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites over the next several months.
Before acquiring SA Photonics, CACI focused on higher-end laser communications terminals designed for higher orbits and tougher radiation environments and was developing a lower-price-point version aimed at the SDA market.