The SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command) Space Field Activity Detachment, now known as the NAVWAR Space Field Activity (NSFA), is an Echelon III activity under the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) of the U.S. Navy. It provides technical, engineering, and program management support to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the development, deployment, and operations of national space systems. NSFA also coordinates naval space research, development, and acquisition activities with national reconnaissance programs and provides training and tools to enable the fleet to utilize national space capabilities.
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As Director for Integration, Test and Launch with the Navy’s SPAWAR Space Field Activity Detachment, Shawn Hendricks managed cost, scheduling, and launch for reconnaissance satellite production and oversaw more than 600 engineers and technical specialists and $4,500,000,000 in critical defense assets.
ViaSat Inc. was awarded Lot 5 and Lot 5a contracts totaling $88,300,000 from the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to provide MIDS JTRS terminals to the U.S. Navy and Air Force.