The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Bethesda-based global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin an $816 million contract to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta satellites. T2TL is part of an overarching plan to strengthen deterrence with more resilient space architectures for beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) targeting, data transport, and advanced missile detection and tracking.
