SDA taps commercial firm for on-orbit tactical SATCOM demonstration
The award to AST SpaceMobile is under the Space Development Agency's Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) program.
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Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit
Space Development Agency accelerates launch of first experimental tactical SATCOM satellite
Developed under SDA's Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) program, the platform will test tactical satellite communication capabilities on orbit.
SDA establishes pool of 19 vendors for future space demonstration projects
As part of the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) vendor pool, the companies can compete for demonstration task orders.