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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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HALO will provide opportunities for companies to gain experience working with the Space Development Agency on demonstration projects.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanJun 1, 2024Space Development Agency unveils a new acquisition approach

The Space Development Agency anticipates initiating and awarding multiple prototype orders per year under HALO.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 1, 2024Space Development Agency unveils a new acquisition approach

A key goal of HALO is to establish a flexible and fast contracting mechanism to compete and award Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T2DES) and other SDA demonstration projects.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 1, 2024Space Development Agency unveils a new acquisition approach

The HALO solicitation states that the Space Development Agency plans to award multiple contracts annually.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanJun 1, 2024Space Development Agency opens door to new vendors with ‘HALO’ satellite program

HALO pool members will be able to work directly with the Space Development Agency to ensure their security capabilities are sufficient to perform on SDA missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanJun 1, 2024Space Development Agency unveils a new acquisition approach

The Space Development Agency is using other transaction authority to solicit a pool of potential performers called the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO).

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 1, 2024Space Development Agency unveils a new acquisition approach

The Space Development Agency plans to award two separate contracts to build a ground system in support of these demonstrations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanMay 25, 2024Space Development Agency to procure dedicated ground system for missile defense experiments

The Space Development Agency will seek to demonstrate advanced space-based sensors designed to track and destroy hypersonic missile threats.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 25, 2024Space Development Agency to procure dedicated ground system for missile defense experiments

The Space Development Agency plans to spend about $4,000,000,000 a year developing the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 25, 2024Space Development Agency to procure dedicated ground system for missile defense experiments

The Space Development Agency plans to procure a separate ground system in support of its experimental missile defense satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanMay 25, 2024Space Development Agency to procure dedicated ground system for missile defense experiments

Terran Orbital took a $13,000,000 charge in the first quarter of 2024 related to problems with a supplier delivering propulsion systems for a Space Development Agency program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 15, 2024Terran Orbital takes charge after switching propulsion suppliers on satellite program

The program in question is a contract to provide 42 satellite buses for Lockheed Martin under the Transport Layer Tranche 1 contract with the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 15, 2024Terran Orbital takes charge after switching propulsion suppliers on satellite program

Lockheed Martin will provide the Space Development Agency with 16 wide field-of-view missile warning and missile tracking space vehicles equipped with infrared sensors.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 13, 2024Terran Orbital awarded subcontract from Lockheed Martin for SDA’s T2TL

Lockheed Martin will provide the Space Development Agency with two missile defense space vehicles equipped with infrared sensors that can generate fire control-quality tracks.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyTechnical ProductMay 13, 2024Terran Orbital awarded subcontract from Lockheed Martin for SDA’s T2TL

Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has been selected by Lockheed Martin to produce 18 satellite buses for Lockheed Martin’s Space Development Agency Tranche 2 Tracking Layer contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 13, 2024Terran Orbital awarded subcontract from Lockheed Martin for SDA’s T2TL

Lockheed Martin announced in January that it planned to use Terran Orbital’s satellite buses after winning an $890,000,000 contract to produce 18 missile warning and missile tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 13, 2024Terran Orbital confirms new satellite deal with Lockheed Martin ahead of earnings

Lockheed Martin will use the 18 satellite buses to produce 18 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 13, 2024Terran Orbital confirms new satellite deal with Lockheed Martin ahead of earnings

Rocket Lab selected CesiumAstro to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array radio frequency communications payload for integration on 18 space vehicles supporting the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 9, 2024Rocket Lab selects CesiumAstro’s multi-beam Ka-Band communications payloads for Space Development Agency Tranche 2 Transport Layer Constellation

Redwire delivered its first Link-16 antennas for SDA Tranche 0 in 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 8, 2024Redwire selected by Rocket Lab to provide antennas for the SDA’s TLT2 satellite constellation

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has a contract from Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKLB) to provide antennas and RF hardware for the Space Development Agency Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta variant satellites.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyOrg RelationshipMay 8, 2024Redwire selected by Rocket Lab to provide antennas for the SDA’s TLT2 satellite constellation
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