# SpaceX awarded $4.16 billion deal for program to sense and track airborne targets.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-30 · The Hindu Business Line*

## Key points

- The US Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract for airborne target tracking satellites.
- The SB-AMTI program will field a constellation of satellites providing early capabilities by 2028.
- SpaceX is part of a vendor pool, with multiple SB-AMTI awards planned for the coming year.
- SpaceX recently received a separate $2.29 billion contract for a global military communications network.

The US ​Space Force said on Friday it ‌has awarded Elon Musk's IPO-bound ​SpaceX a $4.16 billion ⁠deal for a program designed to sense and track airborne targets from space. The ‌Space-Based Advanced Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) is designed as ‌an interconnected system-of-systems, combining space-based ‌sensors, ⁠secure communications links and ⁠ground processing to drive closer cooperation across the government space industrial base. The Space Force ​said there ‌are several companies in this SB-AMTI vendor pool, including SpaceX, and it will issue multiple awards ‌in the coming year. "This ​initial award is projected to field a constellation ⁠of satellites by 2028, providing the Joint Force with an ‌early capability to eliminate operational blind spots," it said in a statement. SpaceX, which unveiled its plans for an initial public offering earlier this month, is ‌targeting a valuation of more than $1.75 trillion. Earlier ​this week, the Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion ⁠contract to build a secure, ⁠high-speed satellite communications network to connect military sensors and ‌weapons platforms across the globe. Published on May 30, 2026

**Companies:** SpaceX
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on The Hindu Business Line](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/spacex-gets-416-billion-us-space-force-deal-for-airborne-threats-program/article71040214.ece)

---

Canonical: https://newsio.io/n/eb1b2f62-3137-4b00-b9ae-0592cd98b064/spacex-awarded-4-16-billion-deal-for-program-to-sense-and-track-airborne-targets
Summarized by Newsio from The Hindu Business Line. https://newsio.io/how-it-works