Space-Based Sensing

The U.S. Space Force awarded AST SpaceMobile a $100 million contract for space-based sensing, extending the company’s government work beyond satellite communications. Management characterized the award as an initial step toward a potentially larger program, but no follow-on procurement, schedule, contract mechanism, or competition details have been provided.

The U.S. Space Force announced a technology-development contract for national-security space-based sensing, with STR as prime and AST SpaceMobile as subcontractor. The undisclosed value, contract number, and performance period leave the effort’s scale and timing of potential follow-on procurement uncertain.