Tag: HBTSS
US SDA awards $2.5B contracts for missile-tracking satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded prototype agreements to L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Space for the production of 54 satellites…
Northrop’s hypersonic missile tracker for MDA passes critical design review
Northrop Grumman says it recently completed the critical design review of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) prototype for the…
MDA envisions hypersonic missile defense strategy in detailed concept video
As the threat of hypersonic missile technology continues to proliferate, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is looking at new concepts to…
US Missile Defense Agency awards hypersonic weapon tracking prototype contracts
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded two contracts to L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman for the on-orbit prototype demonstration of…
L3Harris to build prototype satellite for tracking of hypersonic missiles
The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $121.6 million contract to develop and deliver a prototype satellite capable of…