L3Harris Approved to Manufacture 16 Space-Based Hypersonic Missile Trackers

Defense contractor L3Harris has received approval from the Space Development Agency to begin production on 16 satellites designed to detect and monitor hypersonic missiles. These satellites, part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, will form a resilient sensor platform to track the flight paths of hypersonic missiles, which are considered highly destabilizing weapons due to their maneuverability and varied launch points. The satellites are scheduled to launch in 2025, and L3Harris has already delivered four prototype tracking satellites under a previous contract.