SAIC has been awarded a $55 million, 5-year contract by the Space Development Agency to lead integration for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 3 Program.
The PWSA is a multi-vendor satellite constellation supporting Transport, Tracking and Custody Layers, along with a ground system designed to close critical Defense Department capability gaps. Tranche 3 will deliver global, multi-band encrypted communications, missile defense support, precision targeting and 24/7 all-weather tracking of time-sensitive threats.
Under the contract, SAIC will manage enterprise requirements, scheduling, engineering, technical reviews and risk across the Tranche 3 space layers, ground systems, legacy segments and operational users.
T3PI is a strategic win for SAIC because it demonstrates the company’s mission integration and digital engineering expertise, said David Ray, SAIC executive vice president of the Space and Intelligence Business Group.
“But most importantly, it’s a win for warfighters as SAIC works with our robust ecosystem of partners, including the Space Development Agency and U.S. Space Force to integrate threat kill chains at speed,” he continued. “Ultimately, this work increases warfighter lethality and decision dominance in all domains – land, sea, air, space and cyber.”
SAIC already supports SDA’s Battle Management Command, Control and Communications program, which securely delivers applications to in-orbit satellites. For Tranche 3, SAIC assembled a seasoned team to provide end-to-end systems engineering and mission integration across space, ground and user segments.
Ray said the T3PI program not only advances next-generation warfighting capabilities but also underscores the importance of a data-centric approach to mission integration across the space, intelligence and military sectors. National initiatives like Golden Dome will require top mission integrators to connect existing all-domain systems with new infrastructure using technologies such as digital engineering, AI, cloud and multi-level security, he said.
“We’re excited to get started on T3PI so that we can efficiently maximize value for the American taxpayers with speed and scale for the best mission outcomes,” Ray added.