The Space Development Agency (SDA) has renamed its proliferated LEO constellation as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, or PWSA. Logo: SDA

Umbra has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating its commercial remote sensing capabilities into SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).

Umbra operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. Umbra announced the award on Oct. 22 and did not share the specific contract value.

Explaining the contract, Umbra said “by integrating with SDA’s PWSA, Umbra enables observations of areas of interest in theater to be downlinked directly to tactical nodes for processing, fusion, and exploitation, thus eliminating the need for a direct ground terminal in theater.” The company said this could simplify and expand access to Earth observation data for more end users.

“Umbra is fully aligned with SDA’s mission, and we are excited to support this important investment in advancing their future architecture,” said Bonnie Kean, director of Mission Solutions at Umbra. “Both SDA and Umbra share a commitment to delivering innovative solutions with speed and value. This partnership is a natural fit, and we look forward to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible to accomplish SDA’s objectives.”