The Missile Defense Agency's partnership with commercial space companies to develop and set in orbit nearly two-dozen sensors, a prototype project called the Space-based Kill Assessment, allowed the government to avoid spending $700 million to develop the same capability using traditional acquisition practices, according to a senior MDA official. Walter Chai, MDA director of space sensors, disclosed for the first time the savings claim for the SKA project -- financed with less than $60 million between fiscal years 2018 and...
