DARPA boosts contract to Lockheed Martin for Blackjack communications and surveillance satellite integration
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Arlington, Va., has increased the contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. for satellite integration work for the Blackjack program by $25.3 million. Space News reports. Continue reading original article
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13 Sept. 2021 -- The Lockheed Martin Corp. Space Systems segment in Sunnyvale, Calif., is the satellite integrator for Blackjack, a project to demonstrate the capabilities of small satellites in low Earth orbit for military communications, missile warning and navigation.
The company had previously received contracts for $13.1 million and $27.3 million. The new modification brings the total value of the contract to $65.8 million.
The agency ordered 10 buses from Blue Canyon Technologies and two from Telesat for the Blackjack project. Several companies, including Raytheon, SEAKR Engineering and SA Photonics are supplying payloads that Lockheed Martin integrates with the buses and the Pit Boss autonomous data processor.
John Keller, chief editor
Military & Aerospace Electronics
