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SDA seeks proposals for $369 million global ground network supporting missile-warning satellites

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The Space Development Agency is opening a competition worth up to $369 million to expand worldwide ground infrastructure supporting its low Earth orbit constellation of missile-warning and tracking satellites. The contract would extend the terrestrial architecture needed to operate and exploit the proliferated space-based network.

Discovered 2026-09-21T08:10:52.174330-07:00 | 2026-09-21T08:10:52.174330-07:00

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  • The solicitation represents up to $369 million in potential spending on the ground segment supporting SDA’s missile-warning and tracking constellation.
  • Expanding worldwide infrastructure is essential to connecting, managing and extracting data from a proliferated LEO satellite network.
  • The competition creates a near-term opportunity for contractors with expertise in satellite ground systems, network integration and global operations.

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