United States, April 23 -- Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California, was awarded a $57,303,302 firm-fixed-price contract for the Link-182 Space-to-Space Comms System Development and Demonstrations. This contract provides for the enhancement of U.S. warfighting capability through the acquisition, development, and demonstration of resilient space capabilities for proliferated low Earth orbit. Work will be performed at Hawthorne, California, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2027. This contract was a competitive acquisition and six offers were received. Fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $57,303,302 are being obligated at time of award. The Space Systems Command, Los Ange...