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."
SDA’s latest Tracking Layer contract includes 6 ‘fire control’ sats
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.
Missile Defense Agency requests $10.9B in FY24, and tens of billions more after that
One of MDA's biggest investments in FY24 is for the Next Generation Interceptor, with $2.1 billion requested.