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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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SATCOM Stage 4 is modeled after the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: space development agencyNarrative GeneralFeb 28, 2026Germany Commits €35 Billion to LEO Resilience and Non-Kinetic Deterrence

Lockheed Martin secured a $1.1 billion Space Development Agency award in December 2025.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipFeb 28, 2026Defense Sector Analysts Highlight Three Satellite Stocks Positioned for FY2027 Budget Growth

Rocket Lab holds a $515 million prime contract with the Space Development Agency to design, manufacture, and operate 18 satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta variant.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipFeb 28, 2026Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success

Rocket Lab was selected as a lead integrator for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2026Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success

Rocket Lab was selected as a lead integrator for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2026Rocket Lab Reaches $816 Million Defense Backlog Milestone Following Hypersonic Test Success

The Europa Track 2 demonstrations will evaluate how commercial satellite infrastructure can be applied for defense applications and deliver data products as-a-service to the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 27, 2026U.S. Space Development Agency Awards $30 Million Prime Contract to AST SpaceMobile

The contract with SDA is the first prime contract awarded to AST SpaceMobile USA.

Mentioned as: SDAOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2026U.S. Space Development Agency Awards $30 Million Prime Contract to AST SpaceMobile

The Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure system is a unified cloud architecture designed to support real-time fire control missions for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative CapabilityFeb 26, 2026Space Systems Command Awards $44.9M Systems Engineering Contract to LinQuest

The Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure system is a unified cloud architecture designed to support real-time fire control missions for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative CapabilityFeb 26, 2026Space Systems Command Awards $44.9M Systems Engineering Contract to LinQuest

The Europa Track 2 test campaigns are intended to validate how commercial satellite infrastructure can be adapted quickly for defense missions and how data products can be delivered as a service to the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 26, 2026AST SpaceMobile wins SDA HALO Europa contract for direct to device tactical links

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions completed the Critical Design Review for the Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure system on February 26, 2026.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative PlanFeb 26, 2026Space Systems Command Awards $44.9M Systems Engineering Contract to LinQuest

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions completed the Critical Design Review for the Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure system on February 26, 2026.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative PlanFeb 26, 2026Space Systems Command Awards $44.9M Systems Engineering Contract to LinQuest

The Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) is the single most important revenue driver for traditional and new-space manufacturers.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative FinancialFeb 25, 2026Where the Money is in Space

The Space Development Agency awarded $3.5 billion in late December 2025 to four vendors to build 72 satellites for its Tranche 3 Tracking Layer.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipFeb 24, 2026The New Space Race: Industrial Integration Redefines the Market Lead

Rocket Lab is utilizing its Lightning satellite platform and Phoenix infrared sensors to meet the Space Development Agency’s fire-control quality tracking requirements.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 24, 2026The New Space Race: Industrial Integration Redefines the Market Lead

The Space Development Agency’s spiral development model requires rapid deployment of new technology every two years.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative GeneralFeb 24, 2026The New Space Race: Industrial Integration Redefines the Market Lead

Northrop Grumman received a Tranche 3 Tracking Layer contract worth $764 million from the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipFeb 24, 2026The New Space Race: Industrial Integration Redefines the Market Lead

York Space Systems launched four missions in 2025 including 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 23, 2026Satellite Executive of the Year Nominees for 2025

Sarah Witting is Product Director, Electrical Power Systems at Terran Orbital and led delivery of the power subsystem for 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 program.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 23, 2026Celebrating Women in Satellite 2026

York Space Systems’ 2025 missions included BARD, a collaboration with NASA and Johns Hopkins APL, the Dragoon mission for SDA, and the experimental national security mission Tyndal.

Mentioned as: SDAOrg RelationshipFeb 23, 2026Satellite Executive of the Year Nominees for 2025
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