Jamie Bennet
Sixteen missile tracking satellites have passed L3Harris Technologies’ critical design and production readiness reviews as part of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program.
The PRR clears L3Harris to proceed with full production of the satellites, which are vital to the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture network, the company announced Wednesday.
L3Harris, together with Northrop Grumman, won prototype agreements in 2022 for the deployment of 28 satellites for Tranche 1. L3Harris’ contract was worth $700 million, while Northrop was granted $617 million.
The milestone review completion involved coordinating 20 major subcontractors as well as suppliers of the ground and satellite systems’ critical parts.
The CDR and PRR demonstrate “not just missile warning and tracking but the beyond line of sight targeting that the warfighters need to enhance America’s strategic deterrence from space,” said Bob De Cort, L3Harris’ director of program management.
