Is The World Ready for Missile Defense As A Service?
The Pentagon could put elements of the Golden Dome in private hands.
Stories about military and national security missions in orbit.
The Pentagon could put elements of the Golden Dome in private hands.
“Something that’s ready to go, that’s off the shelf, that can be delivered quickly and at the speed of mission.”
The contract is among the quickest the Space Force has awarded a Phase III contract to a software company.
“It represents exactly the kind of talent and passion we want to foster,” Maj. Bryan Davis, the Space Force’s chief of marketing, told Payload in an email.
“We’re trying to prove that we can quickly respond to an on-orbit failure of a vehicle.”
“The project will heighten the risk of turning the space into a war zone and creating a space arms race, and shake the international security and arms control system.”
President Donald Trump has selected the architecture for a space based missile defense shield that is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of his term.
“We’re going to be taking much greater advantage of the space domain.”
The Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA), which was established in 2022, aims to bridge military and commercial space assets and to speed up how quickly troops can access data—while also maintaining critical cybersecurity requirements.
The new venture, called Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions, will split ownership 60/40 between Rheinmetall and ICEYE, respectively, and expects to begin production of SAR sats in the second quarter of next year.
The all-stock deal valued Capella at $311M, according to SEC filings and yesterday’s $IONQ closing price.