BAE Systems completes successful Critical Design Review for U.S. Space Force missile warning and tracking program

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    "title": "BAE Systems completes successful Critical Design Review for U.S. Space Force missile warning and tracking program",
    "excerpt": "MEO Epoch 2 program to provide critical missile warning and tracking capabilities BROOMFIELD, Colo. , Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) announced today that it has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the $1.2 billion U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking (RMWT) – Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 2 program. MEO Epoch 2 will provide resilient, space-based missile warning and tracking of ballistic missiles and advanced threats, such as hypersonic glide vehicles, in support of the Space Force's mission. The CDR verifies that the program design meets operational, performance and safety requirements and can advance to the next stage of production. \"Digital modelling and simulation, based on early collaboration and ongoing communication with the customer, helped us to achieve this successful Critical Design Review quickly,\" said Thai Sheridan, vice president and general manager of Military Space for BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems. \"We're now able to fully engage our vertically integrated production capabilities as we guide the program with mission planning, payload and bus delivery, and operational command and control capabilities.\" As the program's prime contractor, the company will design and build 10 spacecraft for the MEO Epoch 2 mission. It will also develop the ground system that will manage the...",
    "summary": "BAE Systems has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for a $1.2 billion U.S. Space Force program to provide resilient, space-based missile warning and tracking capabilities.",
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