Space Force Awards BAE $1.2B Deal for Missile-Tracking Satellites

Space Force awards BAE $1.2B for missile warning sats in MEO

"Space Systems Command intends to award a second vendor, but the quantity will depend on the selected vendor’s proposal. The timing and scope of that award is subject to the outcomes of the on-going FY26 budget deliberations," Col. Rob Davis, SSC's head of Space Sensing program, told Breaking Defense.

BAE wins $1.2 billion for MW/MT Epoch 2 satellites

The Space Force awarded BAE Systems a $1.2 billion contract for the second slate of Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking satellites, Space Systems Command announced today. BAE will build 10 satellites designed for medium-Earth orbit through a firm, fixed price other transaction authority agreement. Resilient MWT will also boost the Space Force’s ability to detect and track hypersonic missiles with initial operational capability planned for fis…

Space Force taps BAE Systems for next phase of MEO missile-warning satellite program

BAE Systems will deliver 10 satellites for the Space Force’s new missile warning and missile-tracking constellation that will be stationed in medium-Earth orbit (MEO), the service’s acquisition arm announced Monday. The $1.2 billion other transaction agreement from Space Systems Command (SSC) is for Epoch 2 of the Resilient Missile Warning and Missile Tracking – MEO (MEO MW/MT) program. The constellation is intended to track high-speed missiles …

Space Force awards BAE $1.2B deal for missile-tracking satellites

The Space Force has selected BAE Systems to provide 10 satellites for the second phase of its Medium Earth Orbit Missile Warning and Tracking program, awarding the company a $1.2 billion contract.The service announced the award Monday, making the company the first to be on contract for the program’s second installment, dubbed Epoch 2. “This allows for additional resiliency in the missile warning and tracking satellite architecture,” Lt. Col. Bra…

U.S. Space Force awards BAE Systems $1.2 billion contract for missile-tracking satellites

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BAE Snags $1.2B Missile Warning Contract

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems will build 10 missile warning satellites for Space Force’s Epoch 2 constellation, with a focus on using infrared sensors to track threats, including ICBMs and hypersonic vehicles.  BAE declined to comment on the fixed-price contract, which sets a delivery date after September 2028. Stay resilient: This is the latest award in the Space Force’s $6B Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) network in MEO, develop…