WASHINGTON — The Space Force intends to tap the acting director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, to lead its new Missile Warning and Tracking Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) office, multiple sources have told Breaking Defense.
In that job, Sandhoo will be responsible for developing the sensor satellites required to enable the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative.
While not yet finalized, the move is in the final stages of internal paperwork at the Department of the Air Force, according to a half dozen Space Force and industry sources. The department is responsible for overseeing Space Force acquisition.
An SDA spokesperson referred questions for this report to Space Force Public Affairs.
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