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The satellites are part of the agency’s plan to build the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer for detecting, identifying and track hypersonic weapons and other advanced missiles from their earliest stages of launch through interception.
The agency said the Northrop award had a potential value of about $617 million.
The space agency also awarded a similar contract to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) Inc, with a potential value of about $700 million.
The launch of the satellites is expected to start in April 2025.
