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Teledyne Technologies received multiple contract awards to produce advanced infrared Focal Plane Modules for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer program.
The Space Development Agency conducted Link 16 demonstrations with Tranche 0 satellites in the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture for both space-to-ground and space-to-aircraft carrier scenarios.
Atombeam received an expanded contract from the Space Development Agency for the company’s Neurpac technology to improve the data transmission capabilities of Link 16.
The Pentagon will accept a higher risk threshold for certain missions to operationalize proliferated low Earth orbit constellations more rapidly and enhance missile warning and tracking capabilities through the Space Development Agency.
Muon Space received a 1.9 million dollar SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract from SpaceWERX in support of the Space Development Agency's missile warning and tracking mission.
Under the expanded contract, Atombeam will test Neurpac over the Space Development Agency’s satellite network and will test Link 16 data.
Atombeam demonstrated Neurpac to the Space Development Agency and reduced Link 16 data streams over military satellites by 86% to 89% while increasing available bandwidth by a factor of seven to nine.
Muon Space added senior leadership hires from the US Space Development Agency, Raytheon, and Loft Orbital.
SATCOM Stage 4 is modeled after the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Warfighter Space Architecture to provide high-bandwidth, low-latency communications and missile tracking.
Leonardo DRS received a subcontract to provide Infrared Mission Payloads in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 3 (TRKT3).
CesiumAstro is positioning its technology to support the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and other defense-geared constellations.
Tracking Layer Tranche 3 (TRKT3) is part of the U.S. military’s advanced missile defense program managed by the Space Development Agency.
The Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg is intended for the Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Tracking Layer-B or D mission.
The Space Development Agency targets a potential initial operational capability for airborne optical links as early as 2027.
The Space Development Agency published a Request for Information for airborne optical communication terminals on January 28, 2026.
CesiumAstro is a potential supplier for future tranches of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
In August 2025 the Space Development Agency, in partnership with General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems and Kepler Communications, established a bi-directional optical link between a commercial satellite and an airborne terminal.
CesiumAstro serves as a supplier supporting Rocket Lab’s contract work for the Space Development Agency.
The Space Development Agency is specifically interested in Optical Communication Terminals that can be rapidly demonstrated within a 12-month timeframe and that are compatible with the SDA’s established OCT standards.
The Space Development Agency aims to normalize airborne optical link capability across its Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 satellite deployments.