
SDA, MDA missile tracking demonstration payloads blast off
The agencies said in their joint announcement that the "launch of the two prototype systems will be followed by two years of on-orbit testing."
The agencies said in their joint announcement that the "launch of the two prototype systems will be followed by two years of on-orbit testing."
An SDA official explained that the six "preliminary fire control" satellites in Tracking Layer Tranche 2 will carry a mix of wide-field-of-view and medium-field-of-view infrared cameras.
One of MDA's biggest investments in FY24 is for the Next Generation Interceptor, with $2.1 billion requested.