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Space Force awards $615M in AMTI contracts

Published

5 August 2026

Topic

technology

Sectors

Government & Space

Geography

United States

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Read at insidedefense.com

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Fusion42 · 6 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

The US Space Force awarded $615 million in contracts to three companies, including Rocket Lab and STR, to develop diverse space-based airborne moving target indication (SB-AMTI) technologies, aiming to enhance resilient tracking capabilities and expand the industrial base beyond a single vendor.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Government & Space. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

The Space Force is broadening its supply base and technical approaches for space tracking tech. If you build satellite sensing or launch capabilities, this funding opens new contracting doors fast.

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