Space Force Awards SpaceX $4.16 Billion to Build Air and Missile Tracking Satellite Constellation
SpaceX won a $4.16 billion US Space Force contract to build a satellite constellation that can track aircraft, cruise missiles and other airborne threats globally from orbit. The award is for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator, or SB-AMTI, program and is part of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome defensive shield.
The system is meant to give the Joint Force persistent tracking of contested airspace from space as traditional airborne platforms face growing pressure from advanced air-defense systems, according to Space Force statements cited in the posts. The initial award is projected to field a constellation by 2028.
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@sawyermerrittThe U.S. Space Force has just announced that it has awarded @SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build a constellation of satellites that can track airplanes, cruise missiles, and airborne threats globally from orbit. It’s for the “Space-Ba
@sawyermerrittIn the last week alone, SpaceX has been awarded $6.4 billion in new U.S. Space Force contracts 🚀
@kalshiJUST IN: US Space Force awards $4.20 billion contract to SpaceX
@stocksavvyshayUS Space Force awarded $SPCX a $4.2B contract for its Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator program.
@techmemeUS Space Force says SpaceX won a $4.16B contract to build a space-based tracking network as part of President Trump's Golden Dome defensive shield (@sana_pashankar / Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
@sawyermerritt@typesfast @SpaceX Space Force says “this initial award is projected to field a constellation of satellites by 2028.”
@tbrit90RT @SawyerMerritt: The U.S. Space Force has just announced that it has awarded @SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build a constellation of…
@polymarketmoney$SPCX won a $4.2B U.S. Space Force contract to build a satellite constellation for tracking aircraft, cruise missiles and airborne threats from orbit. The goal is persistent military tracking from space as traditional airborne surveillance
@wallstengineThe U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16B contract for a new satellite constellation that can track aircraft, cruise missiles and airborne threats globally from orbit. The program is called Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator,
@firstsquawkU.S. SPACE FORCE: AWARDED $4.16 BILLION DEAL TO SPACEX FOR SPACE-BASED AIRBORNE MOVING TARGET INDICATOR PROGRAM
@businessSpaceX has won a contract for more than $4 billion to build satellites to track foreign aircraft and missiles as part of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome defensive shield
@natsecledgerYou’d think there would be friction between the Air Force and the Space Force now that AMTI, GMTI, and several core missions are being shared or transitioning heavily toward orbit. Not quite.
@spacenews_incSpace Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking