MDA rebrands Missile Defense Tracking System the Space Sensor Layer, readies prototype RFP

By Jason Sherman / January 2, 2019 at 2:49 PM
The Missile Defense Agency has rebranded the Missile Defense Tracking System -- a space-based sensor network envisioned to track enemy long-range ballistic and hypersonic missiles from launch to impact -- the Space Sensor Layer program and plans to brief industry this month on a second round of technology prototyping for the desired orbital capability. Early last year, MDA tapped the fledgling, Air Force-created Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) to launch a prototyping campaign using other transaction authority for a capability the...

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