SDA is kind of in a unique spot between being a truly commercial capability and something that has to be backward-compatible with existing DoD systems. I think that’s where SDA actually provides value. If you could just buy everything purely commercially, you wouldn’t need a separate acquisition activity.
March-April 2025 | DEFENSE ACQUISITION | 33 The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) launched six satellites to low-Earth orbit on Feb. 14, 2024. The satellites were launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space utilizing SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. This included two satellites for MDA’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor and the final four SDA Tranche 0 Tracking Layer satellites of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture . Source: Missile Defense Agency
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