MDA taps L3Harris to develop, build HBTSS prototype for on-orbit testing

By Jason Sherman / January 14, 2021 at 7:24 PM
The Missile Defense Agency has selected L3Harris Technologies as a finalist from a pool of four contenders in the contest to develop a Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor. The company's Fort Wayne, IN, division was awarded a $121 million contract today to develop an on-orbit prototype and set it in motion around Earth for early testing. The government is expected to announce a second winner at a future time. The contract announcement said MDA received four proposals, presumably from...

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