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Space

MDA to Build Antennas for Lockheed Martin SDA Tranche 1 Satellites

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, June 8th, 2022

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MDA to Build Antennas for Lockheed Martin SDA Tranche 1 Satellites

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has awarded Canadian manufacturer MDA a subcontract for work on its Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer program. Under the deal announced Tuesday, MDA will design and build antennas and antenna control electronics for Lockheed Martin’s 42 Tranche 1 satellites. This includes steerable Ka-Band and Link-16 antennas, as well as the satellites’ GPS antennas. Lockheed Martin, along with York Space Systems and Northrop Grumman, won SDA prototype contracts in February to demonstrate a mesh network of optically interconnected satellites for…

Congress

Six F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says

The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace […]

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]