Under the new agreement, Millennium Space Systems is now contracted to provide two sets of satellites, totaling 12 MTC satellites, along with the necessary ground system and mission operations support.
MTC is critical to our nation's resilient missile warning, tracking and defense architecture, and a second plane gets us that much closer to global coverage," said Michelle Parker, vice president, Boeing Space Mission Systems.
The satellites will be equipped with Boeing's advanced electro-optical infrared payload, featuring cutting-edge sensor technology.
This enables high-resolution tracking and custody capabilities from MEO, providing real-time data processing to reduce response time between threat detection and action.
Earlier this year, Millennium Space Systems also completed the critical design review of the ground system for the MTC program.
The ground system will seamlessly integrate with existing infrastructure and leverage mission-unique software to automate tasks, allowing operators to focus on more strategic activities.