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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…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

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Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

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Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]