A Space X Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Feb. 14, 2024. The rocket was launched as part of classified mission USSF-124, sending six satellites to orbit – two for the Missile Defense Agency and four for the Space Development Agency. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Contreras)
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he and First Lady Melania Trump prepare to depart the White House aboard Marine One on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
The new executive order tasks Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deliver a comprehensive plan for a next-generation homeland missile defense reference architecture in the next 60…
After supply chain woes delayed the launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 satellites, SDA and the space industrial base are working to mitigate risks in…
“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…