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Space Force contracts Leidos and MapLarge for “battle planning” software

The U.S. Space Force awarded contracts to Leidos and MapLarge to support battle management and command-and-control workflows—described as understanding what is happening in orbit, interpreting its meaning, and directing an appropriate response. The awards extend the service’s push to accelerate data-to-decision capabilities for contested space operations.

Discovered 2026-04-22T12:34:42.372470-07:00 | 2026-04-22T12:34:42.372470-07:00

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  • These awards target the data-to-decision “battle planning” chain for space operations, directly addressing the kind of sensing, attribution and operational gaps previously flagged for the Space Force’s orbital intelligence needs (source:67e4da9b-1170-430e-9325-fa72ae0b772c).
  • By funding command-and-control software intended to translate orbital awareness into directed responses, the contracts reinforce the operational shift discussed alongside Space Force threat briefings and next-step contested-domain missions (source:94dda2e3-78d5-4c70-a5d8-2456cc5d232e).
  • For vendors and primes, the Leidos/MapLarge awards signal continued procurement focus on analytics-enabled C2 that can integrate with broader orbital warfare architectures.

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2026-04-22T12:34:42.372470-07:00
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