DENVER ― The Space Force is pumping another $4.4 billion into its contracting pool for next-generation satellites to keep eyes on the heavens, bringing the previous ceiling for awards up from $1.8 billion to $6.2 billion.
The service on Monday announced the plan to bolster its new Andromeda space-based space domain awareness program, explaining that the fiscal 2027 Pentagon budget request was “significantly increased” shortly before the original award in April in order to meet “the escalating threat environment projected for CY [calendar year] 2030+.”
The original Andromeda award tapping 14 companies to compete for future task orders focused on plans for a new constellation, called RG-XX, to replace the current Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness…
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