Home Contract Awards SSC Awards $1.2B Contract to BAE Systems for 10 Missile-Warning Satellites
Kristen Smith || June 4, 2025
Space Systems Command has awarded BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems a $1.2 billion contract to deliver 10 missile-tracking satellites beginning in fiscal year 2029 for the second phase of the medium Earth orbit Resilient Missile Warning Tracking program.
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The Resilient MWT Epoch 2 constellation will integrate with the broader national missile defense architecture to enhance the capability to detect and track threats, from large, bright intercontinental ballistic missile launches to dim, maneuvering hypersonic missiles, the SSC said Monday.
“Epoch 2 is in alignment with the Chief of Space Operation’s top priority to provide accurate real-time information to decision-makers,” said Lt. Col. Brandon Castillo, materiel leader for the Epoch 2 program office. “This allows for additional resiliency in the missile warning and tracking satellite architecture.”
MWT Epoch 1
The first Epoch contract was awarded to Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems, requiring the company to provide 12 MEO missile-warning and missile-tracking satellites for launch starting in late 2026.
The MWT program, which involves the Space Development Agency and Missile Defense Agency, is designed for rapid acquisition and regular delivery of satellites every two years. With the first and second Epochs, the Space Force is positioned to deliver the initial warfighting capability to track hypersonic missile threats worldwide.
The MEO satellite constellation is expected to be part of the Trump Administration’s Golden Dome multiorbit layered missile defense architecture.