Contract will see MDA design and build
antennas and control electronics for 42 low Earth orbit
satellites
BRAMPTON, ON, June 7, 2022
/CNW/ - MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced
technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space
industry, today announced it has been awarded a contract from
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as part of the Space Development Agency
(SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program.
MDA will design and build antennas and antenna control
electronics for the 42 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to be
produced by Lockheed Martin as part of SDA's T1TL
constellation. This includes steerable Ka-Band and Link-16
antennas, as well as the satellites' GPS antennas.
"We are proud to be expanding our relationship with Lockheed
Martin by teaming up on this critical space security program," said
Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA. "Our
track record of designing and developing industry leading satellite
constellations – including our previous work on SDA's Tranche 0
Transport and Tracking system – combined with our state-of-the-art
high-volume production facilities ideally position MDA to deliver
multiple constellation missions for various applications."
Lockheed Martin was recently awarded one of three prototype
agreements by the SDA to establish the T1TL, a mesh network of 126
optically-interconnected space vehicles that will provide a
resilient, low-latency, high-volume data transport communication
system as part of the National Defense Space Architecture.
The contract will be added to MDA's backlog in the second
quarter of fiscal 2022, with the work expected to be completed over
the next 24 months.
ABOUT MDA
Serving the world from its Canadian home and global offices, MDA
(TSX:MDA) is an international space mission partner and a robotics,
satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story
of firsts on and above the Earth. With over 2,400 staff across
Canada, the US and the UK, MDA is
leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth
observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.
With a track record of making space ambitions come true, MDA
enables highly skilled people to continually push boundaries,
tackle big challenges, and imagine solutions that inspire and
endure to change the world for the better, on the ground and in the
stars.
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the meaning of applicable securities legislation, which reflects
the Company's current expectations regarding future events.
Forward–looking information is based on a number of assumptions and
is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which
are beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual results
and events to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or
implied by such forward–looking information. Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors
discussed under "Risk Factors" in MDA's Annual Information Form
available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. MDA does not undertake
any obligation to update such forward–looking information, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except
as expressly required by applicable law.
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