What Happened
Key Mission Planning Deal For Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications
The Space Force has awarded a $287 million contract to Sphinx Defense for the development of mission planning software for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications program. The software will be used to manage the network, apportion bandwidth, and provide secure communications for the President and other national leaders. The ESS program is an important component of the Pentagon’s broader work to modernize the nuclear enterprise, and is expected to replace the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite constellation. The contract was reported by an unknown source.