Overview
- The Space Force confirmed multiple prototype awards for space-based interceptors using competitive Other Transaction Agreements below public-disclosure thresholds.
- Contractor identities and award details were withheld under what the service described as enhanced security measures.
- Initial work targets boost-phase intercept concepts intended to engage missiles minutes after launch, with a separate midcourse effort set to solicit proposals in early December.
- Acquisition documents reported by trade press describe very small “prize” awards, roughly $120,000 with option years, with companies expected to shoulder most demonstration costs.
- Follow-on competitions worth hundreds of millions are planned before any production decisions after 2028, as Congress has set aside about $25 billion over the next decade for Golden Dome and experts continue to question SBI feasibility and cost.