SDA Requests Information ahead of Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T2DES)
Response Date: June 15, 2023 The Space Development Agency (SDA) seeks industry feedback on space payloads planned for the Transport Layer Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T2DES) satellite set. Each space vehicle will likely carry a set of standard payloads plus one or more additional payloads. SDA anticipates that T2DES include approximately 20 satellites…
SDA issues DRAFT Solicitation for Tranche 2 Transport Layer- Alpha Variant Space Vehicles
Response Date: June 5, 2023 SDA issued a DRAFT solicitation for one of several types of Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) space vehicles—T2TL Alpha. This DRAFT solicitation expands upon the foundation for Tranche 2 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) previously described in the T2TL Beta solicitation. SDA expects to procure approx. 100 T2TL-…
SDA Issues Special Notice seeking Proposals for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Backhaul Capability Concepts
Response Date: May 26, 2023 The Space Development Agency (SDA) seeks proposals to perform engineering studies, analyses, and technical trades for a “low-Earth orbit (LEO) backhaul” capability to support high bandwidth data transport via the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The bulk of SDA’s Transport Layer efforts to date have been focused on delivering DOD’s…
SDA Issues Solicitation for Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta Space Vehicles
Updated Response Date: May 24, 2023 at Noon ET The Space Development Agency (SDA) seeks U.S. industry proposals for the Transport Layer Beta variant space vehicles (SVs) that will form the foundation of Tranche 2 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The T2TL SVs will be similar to those currently under development for the…
Space Development Agency Successfully Launches Tranche 0 Satellites
Date: April 2, 2023 | Outlet: DOD News SDA delivers first 10 satellites on-orbit, two-and-a-half years from award to launch The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the successful initial launch of Tranche 0 (T0) of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), the Transport and Tracking Layer satellites that will demonstrate the low-latency communication links…
SDA Posts Solicitation for Sabre Payloads
Response Date: April 17, 2023 SDA seeks industry solutions for a payload system that will add multiple new mission capability demonstrations to the NExT (experimental testbed) constellation. The payload system will deliver three (3) independent functional capabilities, collectively referred to as the Sabre payload: This solicitation is for the design, development, fabrication, integration, test, and…
SDA Seeks Industry Feedback ahead of Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Solicitation
Original Response Date: April 10, 2023 The Space Development Agency (SDA) seeks industry feedback on a low Earth orbit (LEO) Tracking Layer architecture that will provide global surveillance and targeting as a service with a 24/7/365 missile warning, missile tracking, and missile defense (MW/MT/MD) capability that is integrated for data routing with the Proliferated Warfighter…
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…
Military agency praised for leading the way on laser communications
Date: February 9, 2023 | Outlet: Space News | By: Sandra Erwin WASHINGTON — By requiring suppliers of laser terminals to comply with a common set of standards, the U.S. Space Development Agency has helped propel the industry forward, executives said Feb. 8 at the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View, California. The Space Development Agency…
SDA Layered Network of Military Satellites Now Known as “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture”
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 terrestrial missions through development,…