The Demand Signal: Space

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Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche Three ground segment development (General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc.)

Department of War · Air Force · Contract Announcement

posted 24 July 2026 · awarded 24 July 2026 · runs to September 2030

$400,400,000 · definitive

Summary

The Department of War, via the Space Development Agency, awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. a $400.4 million contract to develop, test, integrate, and sustain the ground segment for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche Three. The effort supports space‑based warfighter capabilities and includes software development and operations across multiple sites through 2030.

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