SDA Seeks Proposals for Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (T3TRK) of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)

Posted On: April 7, 2025 Responses Due: May 22, 2025 SDA seeks industry proposals for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (T3TRK) of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). This Other Transaction Authority (OT) solicitation for T3TRK will accelerate the capability to provide global, persistent indications, detection, warning, tracking, and identification of conventional and advanced missile…

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SDA Makes Award for Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) Application Factory

Date: June 8, 2023  The Space Development Agency (SDA) confirmed an award under Other Transaction Authorities, with a total potential value of approximately $64 million, to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to establish the Battle Management, Control and Communications (BMC3) software development and hosting environment for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).  SAIC will be…

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SDA Issues Solicitation for Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) Application Factory

Response Date: March 16, 2023 The Space Development Agency (SDA) released an Other Transaction solicitation for a prototyping effort to establish the Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) software development and hosting environment for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The contractor selected will be responsible for the implementation of the BMC3 Application Factory…

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SDA Layered Network of Military Satellites Now Known as “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture”

Date: January 23, 2023 The Space Development Agency’s resilient layered network of military satellites and supporting elements is now the “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture” or PWSA. The architecture, formerly known as the “National Defense Space Architecture,” was renamed to more specifically reflect the agency’s mission to deliver needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support…

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Acting Director Announced for Space Development Agency

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Sept. 8, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the selection of Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo as the acting director of SDA, where he will lead the strategic direction and  program execution for acquisition, delivery, and operations of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Sandhoo, most recently the agency’s deputy director,…

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Space Development Agency demos key space-to-air communications link

The Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture will include data transport and missile warning and tracking satellites. (Northrop Grumman)

Date: September 2, 2025 | Outlet: Defense News | By: Courtney Albon In a series of trials this summer, the Space Development Agency and its industry team demonstrated two-way optical communications between a satellite and an aircraft in flight — a milestone for the agency’s efforts to establish a secure, high-speed, communications network that can…

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New Deputy Director Announced for Space Development Agency

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July 8, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the selection of Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo as the new Deputy Director of SDA, where he supports the director in the daily management of the organization and the execution of the development, fielding, and operation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. Sandhoo…

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