The Pentagon Awards These Defense Contractors With $1.8 BILLION Dollar Deal.

From Greg M

• The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency announced nearly $1.8 billion in contracts to three companies for a next-generation military communications network.

• A pair of aerospace giants – Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman – and private venture York Space will each build 42 satellites for the SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 1.

• Lockheed Martin won $700 million, Northrop Grumman won $692 million, and York won $382 million.

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