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Boeing, Lockheed Get $431M in Space Force Contracts for Satcom Payload Development

Jeff Brody

The Space Force has awarded a $240M contract to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and a $191M contract to Boeing (NYSE: BA) to develop payloads to help the service branch secure military satellite communications.

The two companies will help the new service branch develop Protected Tactical Satcom payloads for a family-of-systems architecture designed to provide anti-jam, beyond line-of-sight communications to tactical warfighters, the U.S. Air Force said Tuesday.

PTSĀ is part of theĀ Space and Missile Systems Centerā€™s pacesetter program and uses the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Actā€™s provisions for other transaction authority and middle-tier acquisition for rapid prototyping and fielding efforts.

ā€œThe technology maturation and prototyping effort conducted under [Space Enterprise Consortium] will allow SMC to harness the innovation of partnerships between traditional defense and non-traditional/small business contractors with a projected on-orbit capability three years earlier than a traditional acquisition,ā€ said Col. Dennis Bythewood, program executive officer for space development.Ā 

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will also build a PTS payload for the Space Force under a potential $253.6M contractĀ awarded in February.

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