Space Development Agency has performed an on-orbit demonstration of the laser light terminals onboard two SpaceX-built missile-warning satellites, showing that the devices can link spacecraft and enable laser communications, Breaking Defense reported
MoreThe Space Development Agency has selected two aerospace companies to develop 20 Tranche 2 Transport Layer, or T2TL, Gamma prototype space vehicles. York Space Systems and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems will receive $424 million
MoreThe Space Development Agency is planning to build a ground infrastructure for its experimental satellites that will demonstrate fire control sensors to advance missile threat tracking and detection capabilities, SpaceNews reported Saturday.
MoreDerek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a previous Wash100 awardee, said SDA is working to establish a “mesh network” of laser communication crosslinks and demonstrate the Link 16 waveform
MoreDerek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, wrote an article explaining whether industry’s reluctance to compete for fixed-price contracts affects SDA’s business model. In a LinkedIn article published Wednesday, he said
MoreDerek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, said the SDA will start a monthly launch campaign in September 2024 to deploy the first tranche of data-transport satellites to orbit, SpaceNews reported
MoreThe Space Development Agency has demonstrated space-to-ground connectivity using the Link 16 tactical data network. SDA said Tuesday operators were able to transmit tactical messages from L-band radios aboard the Proliferated Warfighter
MoreSatellite communications company Intelsat has appointed Raytheon alum David Broadbent as its president of government solutions. Reporting to CEO and seven-time Wash100 Award recipient Dave Wajsgras, Broadbent will oversee the international government solutions team and has been added
MoreRail gun is meant to be the futuristic next-generation weapon by the United States Navy. It maximizes the potential of electrical, mechanical, and material concepts to create a destructive force without using
MoreDerek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, said SDA is working to build resilience in space through the proliferation of satellite communications systems that are cost-effective, cyber-hardened and interoperable. Speaking at
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