‘The One’: Millennium wins ‘FOO Fighter’ missile defense satellite program

‘The One’: Millennium wins ‘FOO Fighter’ missile defense satellite program
‘The One’: Millennium wins ‘FOO Fighter’ missile defense satellite program

While the Space Development Agency initially intended to make awards to more than one vendor, the agency determined that a sole-source contract with the Boeing-owned firm was “best value.”

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‘Real threat’: Budget impasse drags down 2 key satellite solicitations, more programs at risk

‘Real threat’: Budget impasse drags down 2 key satellite solicitations, more programs at risk
‘Real threat’: Budget impasse drags down 2 key satellite solicitations, more programs at risk

“We need a budget to be able to continue to fund this,” said Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear. “We always assume there will be a continuing resolution for a few months, but not six to 12.”

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DoD needs near-term, ‘persistent’ INDOPACOM hypersonic missile tracking: CSIS

DoD needs near-term, ‘persistent’ INDOPACOM hypersonic missile tracking: CSIS
DoD needs near-term, ‘persistent’ INDOPACOM hypersonic missile tracking: CSIS

“The key word here is persistence,” study author Masao Dahlgren told Breaking Defense. “How do we get persistence over the regions we care about? That hasn’t been as explicitly put into prior work until now. This report puts into sharp relief.”

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SDA racing ahead with new, US-based satellite ground stations, could meet hiccup abroad

SDA racing ahead with new, US-based satellite ground stations, could meet hiccup abroad
SDA racing ahead with new, US-based satellite ground stations, could meet hiccup abroad

SDA Director Derek Tournear also shed some more light on the agency’s new, highly secretive FOO Fighter program to develop new fire control quality tracking satellites.

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