Technology & OSINT — 2026-03-24
Kratos Wins $447 Million Space Force Contract for Missile Tracking Ground System
Space Systems Command awarded Kratos Technology and Training Solutions a $446.8 million Ground Management and Integration contract for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking program in medium Earth orbit. The system will manage a planned constellation of approximately 30 MEO satellites designed to track ballistic and hypersonic cruise missiles, part of the Trump administration's 'Golden Dome' initiative. Epoch 1 (12 satellites by Millennium Space Systems/Boeing) targets early 2027 launch; Epoch 2 (10 satellites by BAE Systems, $1.2 billion) targets FY29 delivery. The award was structured as an Other Transaction Authority agreement, bypassing traditional acquisition to accelerate deployment.
Analysis
Prior briefs documented Space Force Kronos C2 contracts (expected April) and two new defensive cyber operations squadrons for launch range protection. The $447M Kratos award accelerates the MEO missile tracking constellation that Iran conflict lessons are driving.
Prior briefs documented Space Force Kronos C2 contracts (expected April) and two new defensive cyber operations squadrons for launch range protection. The $447M Kratos award accelerates the MEO missile tracking constellation that Iran conflict lessons are driving.
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