The companies selected include Amazon LEO for Government, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space Systems.

The new contracts build off the $4.16 billion award given to SpaceX in May, which tasked the company to develop an initial satellite constellation for the SB-AMTI…

“This effort sets the foundation for rapidly advancing and integrating the test and training tools needed to effectively train Space Force Guardians,” Col. Craig Hackbarth said.

Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin for the MUOS Service Life Extension program, which will keep the constellation operational through the mid-2030s.

The Victus Haze launch shattered the Space Force's previous record of how quickly it could launch a satellite after giving orders.

The Space Force's Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator will serve as an option to replace AWACS aircraft and bolster its AMTI capabilities.

Formerly known as MILNET, the Space Data Network Backbone constellation will provide backhaul communications to facilitate data transfer for the Pentagon.

The Space Force is planning to host two on-orbit demonstrations in 2027 to advance the technology and inform future plans to create a space-based logistics enterprise.

Under the OTA agreements, the 12 firms will develop and demonstrate space-based interceptor prototypes by 2028.

The first delivery under the Andromeda contract vehicle will be for the RG-XX constellation.