BAE Systems (EE.UU.) ha completado con \u00e9xito la Revisi\u00f3n de Dise\u00f1o Preliminar (PDR) del programa\u00a0Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking (RMWT) \u2013 Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) \u201c\u201dEpoch 2\u201d.\u00a0Este programa de US $1.200 millones, tiene por objetivo modernizar las capacidades e infraestructura satelital de alerta y rastreo de misiles. Consiste en el desarrollo y fabricaci\u00f3n de 10 sat\u00e9lites que operar\u00e1n en \u00d3rbita Terrestre Media (MEO), para la detecci\u00f3n y el seguimiento de amenazas avanzadas, como los misiles hipers\u00f3nicos y otros. Adem\u00e1s de los sat\u00e9lites, BAE desarrollar\u00e1 la infraestructura terrestre para C & C. Esta compleja red de detecci\u00f3n y seguimiento, complementar\u00e1 y reforzar\u00e1 la arquitectura de defensa actual de EE.UU. y aliados, ofreciendo una vigilancia global permanente y se espera que las primeras entregas del sistema est\u00e9n disponibles para el a\u00f1o 2029.<\/p>\n
BAE Systems has\u00a0finished<\/a>\u00a0the preliminary design review for a new US Space Force satellite program aimed at tracking ballistic and hypersonic missiles.<\/p>\n The milestone sets the stage for the $1.2-billion Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking (RMWT) \u2013 Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 2 program, which will deliver a 10-satellite constellation and ground systems to manage mission planning, command and control, and data distribution.<\/p>\n BAE will use its TREK product bus and infrared payload expertise to provide resilient, space-based missile warning capabilities.<\/p>\n This development comes less than nine months after the original award and sets the stage for detailed development of both the spacecraft and associated ground command and control systems.<\/p>\n Work under this program includes developing the ground segment required to manage mission operations and align with the US Space Force\u2019s aim to improve responsiveness and data flow between space-based sensors and terrestrial defense networks.<\/p>\n Expanded US Space Missile Tracking Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n This effort is part of a broader US Space Force strategy to enhance its missile detection architecture in space, integrating advanced sensors and resilient satellite networks to better address evolving threats.<\/p>\n Epoch 2 satellites are designed to operate in Medium Earth Orbit, providing global coverage and complementing earlier phases of the RMWT constellation.<\/p>\n Recent developments also illustrate the pace of US space\u2011based missile warning and tracking modernization.<\/p>\n In January 2026, Leonardo DRS secured\u00a0a subcontract to deliver advanced infrared sensor payloads<\/a>\u00a0for the Space Development Agency\u2019s Tracking Layer Tranche 3 constellation, a network designed to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missile threats as part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.<\/p>\n Additionally, Sierra Space completed\u00a0a critical design review for 18 missile\u2011tracking satellites<\/a>\u00a0under the SDA\u2019s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program in October 2025, moving those spacecraft closer to production and launch.<\/p>\n