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notableprocurement2026-08-11

Firefly's SciTec wins $94 million Space Force radar contract

Firefly Aerospace

SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace subsidiary, won a $93.7 million Space Force contract to modernize ground-based radar.

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  1. [1]first partyfireflyspace.com↗
  2. [2]mainstream press · corroborationinvesting.com↗

what happened

The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command awarded SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace subsidiary, a $93,704,410 firm-fixed-price other transaction agreement to advance its ground-based radar digitization program, Firefly said Aug. 11. The contract funds modernization work toward a common architecture and design for upgrading ground-based radars.

why it matters

The award extends Firefly's push into national security ground infrastructure beyond its launch vehicles and lunar landers, following its acquisition of SciTec. A contract just under nine figures signals the Space Force is willing to hand infrastructure-modernization work to newer entrants rather than only legacy defense primes.

signal-to-noise

FIRST-PARTY
5/5
leadtier 5 of 5 on its owncorrobsources attached, no lift earned
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5base tier 5 from lead source class "first_party" (Firefly Aerospace) fireflyspace.com
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quick facts

Companies
Firefly Aerospace
Category
procurement
Impact
notable
SNR
5 / 5
Event date
2026-08-11
Published
2026-08-11 17:33 UTC
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