L3Harris gets green light to produce 16 spacebased hypersonic missile trackers SpaceNews | Makemetechie.com Summary
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- It includes a Transport Layer of interconnected communications satellites that will transmit data collected by the Tracking Layer of sensor satellites.L3Harris in 2022 won a $700 million contract to design and produce 16 Tracking Layer Tranche 1 satellites, and to provide ground systems and support services..
- ‘Destabilizing weapons’“Hypersonic missiles are the most destabilizing kinetic weapons in our adversaries’ arsenals due to their dim flight profiles, varied launch points and high maneuverability,” said Bob De Cort, L3Harris’s director of program management..
- WASHINGTON — Defense contractor L3Harris announced Dec. 20 it has received approval from the Space Development Agency to move into production on 16 satellites designed to detect and monitor hypersonic missiles aimed at the U.S. or its allies..
- “To deter their use and, when needed, to defeat them, the United States requires a resilient sensor platform to remove the veil from their flight paths.”L3Harris produces satellites in Melbourne, Florida and Fort Wayne, Indiana..
- The company has already delivered four prototype tracking satellites under a previous $193 million contract for Tranche 0 of the program..
- L3Harris said its satellites cleared a critical design review and a production readiness review..
WASHINGTON Defense contractor L3Harris announced Dec. 20 it has received approval from the Space Development Agency to move into production on 16 satellites designed to detect and monitor hypersonic [+1769 chars]
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