SpaceX Wins $4.16B US Space Force Threat Tracking Satellite Contract
The initial award will help field a satellite constellation by 2028 to track aircraft, drones and cruise missiles from low Earth orbit, officials said.
- On Friday, the United States Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to accelerate the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator program, targeting a satellite constellation by 2028.
- These missile-tracking satellites will integrate with President Donald Trump's planned "Golden Dome" defense system, designed to identify and intercept airborne threats similar to Israel's Iron Dome.
- Earlier this week, the Space Force awarded SpaceX a separate $2.29 billion contract for the Space Data Network, cementing the company's central role in Pentagon orbital infrastructure covering both sensing and communications.
- Shifting battlefield surveillance to space-based systems addresses anti-access and area-denial threats from adversaries, though the Air Force is not retiring its existing airborne warning fleets.
- The service plans additional awards in the coming year to diversify vendors, but the Space Force's $7 billion fiscal 2027 funding request hinges on Congress passing a reconciliation bill.
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