The PWSA Tranche 1 launch campaign is now anticipated to begin in late summer 2025

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The congressional watchdog raised concerns about the agency's rush to deploy hundreds of military satellites before fully proving that they can establish laser communications in orbit

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The Government Accountability Office specifically raises concerns about the technical maturity of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s laser communications technology.

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SDA is advancing the first major satellite acquisition since the removal of its former director Derek Tournear.

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The agency plans to award one or more contracts for 60-day studies focused on several areas.

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The sensor manufacturer alleges the satellite maker broke an agreement and misused Geost's status as a new market entrant to win a Space Development Agency contract before switching to a different supplier.

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William Blauser will serve as acting director of SDA. He is currently deputy director of the Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office

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The Department of the Air Force confirmed that Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, has been placed on investigative administrative leave

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The Space Development Agency that oversees the program has emphasized the adoption of open standards for interoperability

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The company plans to open a new infrared sensor payload factory

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Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency: ‘We need the flight software for our satellites to be written in the U.S.’

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Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, head of Space Systems Command: ‘We're realizing there are true industrial base concerns’

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The first launch of Tranche 1 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), originally scheduled for September 2024, is now anticipated in the March to April 2025 timeframe

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The Space Development Agency awarded Kratos a $116.7 million contract to build ground system for missile defense operations

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The Space Development Agency awarded Sierra Space a $740 million contract earlier this year to design and deliver 18 missile warning and tracking satellites

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Companies will compete for space missions under an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract model

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Given its dominance in the launch market and Starlink’s explosive growth in satellite communications, what impact will SpaceX have on the optical terminal business? At the […]

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Umbra operates a constellation of high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites

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SDA is preparing a solicitation for Tranche 3 of the U.S. military’s proliferated space architecture

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We’re in a race for space agility, and America is falling behind. Irresponsible weapons tests, such as Russia’s Nov 2021 destructive test of a direct ascent anti-satellite missile test, provided […]

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As space systems become vital components of national infrastructure, they are also emerging as prime targets for cyberattacks

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York is the second satellite provider for SDA to demonstrate in-space communications using Tesat terminals, following a previous demonstration by SpaceX.

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In the high-stakes arena of military space technology, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency is attempting to rewrite the rulebook with a mesh network of interconnected satellites in low-Earth […]

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This marks the first time that satellites built for the Space Development Agency demonstrate laser communications in space using optical terminals compliant with military standards

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