(Getty Images) 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. Oct 23, 2024 By Mikayla Easley
A digital map of the earth (Getty Images) SDA adds new prime vendor for proliferated warfighter architecture Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems is one of two vendors selected to build Gamma variant platforms for tranche two of the data transport layer for the Pentagon’s Proliferated Warfighter… Aug 16, 2024 By Jon Harper
An artist’s rendering of Northrop Grumman’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer satellites on orbit. (Northrop Grumman image) Northrop Grumman, York Space Systems win latest contracts for SDA’s global satcom constellation The contracts — which combined are worth approximately $1.3 billion — are for the Alpha variants of the agency's Tranche 2 transport layer. Oct 30, 2023 By Mikayla Easley
Screenshot of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 launch, April 2, 2023. Third time’s a charm: SpaceX launches SDA’s first batch of Tranche 0 satellites After multiple postponements, SpaceX successfully launched 10 of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 satellites on Sunday. Apr 2, 2023 By Jon Harper
(Getty Images) York Space Systems lands contract to build T1DES satellites for Pentagon York Space Systems has been tapped to build a dozen satellites and supporting technologies for the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System. Oct 6, 2022 By Jon Harper