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Raytheon Technologies Moves to Phase 2 of DARPA Blackjack Program on Space Payload Dev’t

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Raytheon Technologies Moves to Phase 2 of DARPA Blackjack Program on Space Payload Dev't - top government contractors - best government contracting event

Raytheon Technologies has won a $37.4M contract to build and test a space-based payload technology for the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program aimed at demonstrating a multisensor network in low-Earth orbit.

The company will aim to develop Overhead Persistent Infrared payloads for integration with integrating with multiple buses and its subsystem to support demonstration of an on-orbit constellation through DARPA’s Blackjack program, the Department of Defense said Friday.

The agency awarded the contract after a competitive acquisition process under a broad agency announcement and is obligating $32.9M at the time of award.

Contract work will take place in El Segundo, Calif., through April 2023.

DARPA aims to establish a high-speed LEO network that will offer global connectivity and persistent coverage for Department of Defense personnel.

The agency also seeks a Pit Boss architecture that can work to collect data on targets via the proposed Blackjack constellation with military payloads.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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