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Missile Defense

Millennium Space Systems Nabs $414 Million SDA Award For FOO Fighter Satellites

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

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Millennium Space Systems Nabs $414 Million SDA Award For FOO Fighter Satellites

Concept of Millennium's FOO Fighter constellation. Image: Millennium Space Systems

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Tuesday awarded a potential $414 million contract to Boeing’s [BA] Millennium Space Systems unit to build and deliver eight missile defense fire control satellites for launch in late 2026 as part of a demonstration effort. The firm fixed-price award is the first for Millennium with SDA and was made under the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program, which is part of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). L3Harris Technologies [LHX] will provide…

Congress

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

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Congress

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Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

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