Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear today announced the award of two prototype agreements worth a total potential value of over $1.3 billion to L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman to build out the next stage of the agency's orbital tracking layer that will monitor advanced missile threats. Seven proposals were submitted, Tournear said, though he declined to name the other bidders. The value of L3Harris’ contract is approximately $700 million, Tournear stated, while Northrop Grumman’s is approximately $617 million. The...
