Pentagon awards $1.3 billion in contracts to Northrop Grumman and York for 100 satellites

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The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency announced about $1.3 billion in contracts to York Space and Northrop Grumman to build communications satellites.

The Pentagon's Space Development Agency announced about $1.3 billion in contracts to York Space and Northrop Grumman to build communications satellites.

SDA is having the pair of companies build 100 satellites as part of the network the agency is building, known as the"Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture." Under the latest awards, Northrop Grumman will build 38"data transport" satellites for $732 million, while York will build 62 satellites for $617 million.

The Pentagon's Space Development Agency on Monday announced about $1.3 billion in contracts to York Space and Northrop Grumman to build communications satellites. SDA is having the pair of companies build 100 satellites as part of a network the U.S. military is building called. These satellites will be for"Alpha" variant prototypes in the"Tranche 2 Transport Layer" constellation, also known as T2TL-Alpha, to provide encrypted communications.will build 38"data transport" satellites for $732 million, while York will build 62 satellites for $617 million.

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