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DARPA Advances VLEO Mission with Redwire

Phase 2 Contract Valued at $44 Million

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Tom Patton
Nov 24, 2025
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) has awarded a contract valued at $44 million to Redwire to advance its VLEO Otter mission that will demonstrate the world’s first air-breathing spacecraft and advance next-generation orbital capabilities. The phase 2 contract provides funding to complete manufacturing and deliver the spacecraft to …

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