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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

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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