Space Force Launches Missile Warning Satellites

🛡BAE Systems, Inc. clears Epoch 2 preliminary design review — just 9 months after contract award. The $1.2B, 10-satellite MEO constellation for missile warning targets first delivery in FY2029, complementing Millennium Space Systems Epoch 1. 👇 Read the full story on DEFCROS News: https://lnkd.in/dH2xAXy6 #DEFCROSNews #SpaceForce #MissileWarning #NationalSecurity #SpaceDefense

The program, dubbed Rapid Resilient Command and Control, or R2C2, was established in 2023 to operate Space Force satellites that are highly maneuverable and designed to respond to threats in orbit. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eA-WvTXZ #SpaceForce #Guardian

BAE Systems completes the preliminary design review for the U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) RMWT MEO Epoch 2 program and prepares to build 10 satellites for missile warning and tracking missions

Terran Orbital has announced that its subsidiary, Tyvak International, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency to develop Farinella, a 6U CubeSat that will support ESA’s RAMSES planetary defense mission to the near-Earth asteroid Apophis. https://wix.to/WM0qQ81 #space #PlanetaryDefense #mission #cubesat #ESA

Space Force just hit a key design milestone with its Epoch 2 satellite constellation for missile warning and tracking. We're seeing the shift toward more resilient and proliferated architectures in Space, reshaping how these programs get built and delivered. #Space #Aerospace #Defense https://lnkd.in/gRddWX2D

🚀 Something important is happening in defense space. Last week, Boeing opened a new production line in El Segundo dedicated to EO/IR space payloads. On paper, it’s just a new facility. In reality, it reflects something much bigger. We are witnessing a shift in how space for national security is built. For years, military satellites were treated as unique, complex, almost artisanal systems. Now, the focus is clearly moving toward cadence, scalability, and repeatability. More satellites. Faster production. Stronger resilience. With programs supporting the United States Space Force and spacecraft built by Millennium Space Systems, this is part of a broader transformation: space is becoming an industrial domain. And that changes everything. Because in today’s environment, performance still matters — but production capacity matters just as much. The question is no longer only “Who has the best technology?” It’s also “Who can deliver at scale?” #Space #Defense #SatelliteIndustry #NationalSecurity #IndustrialShift

Advancing space mission capabilities starts on the factory floor. That’s why we recently opened a new production line for our missile sensing payload in El Segundo, California. The expansion supports Millennium Space Systems' delivery of 12 U.S. Space Force Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking (MWT) MEO vehicles in 2027 and strengthens our ability to scale repeatable production as demand grows. Take a closer look: https://lnkd.in/ezp4H-Rm #TeamBoeing #SATShow

🇺🇸U.S. Space Force gears up for combat in space against 🇨🇳China China's Growing Armada Of Spy Satellites Is Pushing Space Force To Go On The Offensive

Latest on Defence Buyer: Space: The Distributed Orbit for Defence Katie Tracy explores how proliferated LEO constellations are reshaping global space defence architecture away from single geostationary satellites.  Featuring analysis and insights with Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), AAC Clyde Space, GomSpace, Motorola Solutions and more. Discover more here: https://lnkd.in/ef3ivVuU #Space #Satellite #SpaceDefence #Defence #Defense

Celebrating the insightful work of #DCTC Alumna Brooke Griswold, whose recent analysis in Defense News explores how the Pentagon’s “Golden Dome” push is reshaping the space ambitions of commercial leaders like SpaceX and Blue Origin. Her reporting highlights the intersection of national defense priorities and commercial space strategy. Check out the article here 👇 https://lnkd.in/g2ZqC3Wi