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MDA Space to Supply Antennas and Control Electronics for BAE Systems’ U.S. Space Force Epoch 2 Missile-Warning Constellation

BAE Systems has subcontracted MDA Space to provide antennas and control electronics for the U.S. Space Force’s MEO EPOCH 2 missile-warning constellation. The agreement covers critical payload technologies within the Space Systems Command program, tightening the supplier base for the Epoch architecture moving from design into delivery.

Discovered 2026-06-02T11:26:37.278518-07:00 | 2026-06-02T11:26:37.278518-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The Epoch program’s supplierization expands the industrial base for a core Space Force missile-warning architecture, with MDA Space specifically providing antennas and control electronics for the EPOCH 2 constellation.
BAE Systems’ Epoch work is moving along a defined development path—this subcontract follows prior Epoch milestone progress, including BAE completing preliminary design review for the Space Force’s Epoch missile-detection constellation.
For primes and component suppliers, the announcement signals where procurement and subsystem integration risk may concentrate as the constellation transitions from design activity toward build and deployment.

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