Northrop Grumman's low-Earth orbit constellation of satellites detecting missile launches by an unidentified adversary. Northrop Grumman was selected to build 14 satellites with infrared sensors for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) to detect, identify, and track hypersonic weapons and missiles from their earliest stages of launch
Illustration of Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit broadband satellites Credit: Telesat By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 3 September 2025 The satellite operator is positioning its Lightspeed LEO constellation as a data-transport solution for the Pentagon’s missile defense shield WASHINGTON — As the space industry watches what analysts describe
Rendering of L3Harris' missile-tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency. Credit: L3Harris By Craig Langford, Published by UK Defence Journal, 10 August 2025 L3Harris Technologies has advanced its latest missile warning and tracking system into production following the completion of Critical Design Review and Production Readiness Review for the U.S.
The Pentagon is basing its future space-based architecture on optical communications technology. By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 July 2025 The Space Force’s first planned satellite launch to begin a new missile warning constellation in medium-Earth orbit has slipped from late 2026 to spring 2027 as
Rendering of the Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) architecture in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Credit: BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 2 June 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems a $1.2 billion contract for 10 missile-tracking satellites for a
Illustration of missile-tracking sensor satellites. Credit: L3Harris Technologies By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 7 April 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS — Eight satellites designed by Millennium Space Systems with sensor payloads from L3Harris Technologies have cleared a key design review, paving the way for production and a planned late 2027
The Pentagon is basing its future space-based architecture on optical communications technology. Credit: Steven Puetzer/Getty Images By Vivienne Machi, Published by Aviation Week, 25 March 2025 Today’s satellites collect more data than can be efficiently transmitted via traditional radio-frequency methods. As governments and companies build constellations with hundreds or even
