The Tranche 3 tracking layer will comprise 72 satellites to provide near-continuous global coverage, with half featuring payloads able to create fire-control data.

The Space Development Agency is interested in custody layer, HBTSS and other capabilities for the planned missile defense architecture.

As part of the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) vendor pool, the companies can compete for demonstration task orders.

“Moving forward, we see there are a lot of niche missions where the fine line between what is the tracking mission and what becomes the custody mission…

SDA is looking for input on Tranche 3 as it aims to “accelerate the proliferation of missile defense capability to provide low-latency fire control-quality data."

SDA Director Derek Tournear told reporters that initial requirements for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Future Program Ground Segment Integration program were too broad for industry to…

The systems will be equipped with fire control-quality sensors to address advanced missile threats such as hypersonic weapons.

The request is less than what SDA asked for in fiscal 2024, reflecting the agency's pivot to launching its first operational tranche of satellites and procurement of…

SDA plans to purchase and deploy eight satellites for its FOO Fighter initiative.

Earlier this month, the SDA released a draft solicitation for the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program.