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Aug. 22, 2023

Edited by Greg Hadley with David Roza and John A. Tirpak

View In Browse Northrop Grumman’s proposed Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) mesh satellite communications network aims to provide resilient, low-latency, high-volume data transport supporting U.S. military missions globally. Northrop Grumman graphic. SDA Awards $1.5 Billion for 72 New ‘Transport’   Satellites to Lockheed and Northrop By Greg Hadley The Space Development Agency awarded contracts Aug. 21 to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin for 36 satellites each as part of Tranche 2 of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), a large constellation of satellites in low-Earth orbit. The two deals, worth a collective $1.55 billion, are part of SDA's Transport Layer—envisioned as a constellation of up to 500 satellites that will provide constant coverage over 95 percent of the Earth's surface at all times. The Transport Layer would create a global satellite mesh network, providing high-speed tactical links supporting the Pentagon’s broader plans for Joint All-Domain Command and Control.