Space Force taps 15 firms for up to $981 million space training range program

The U.S. Space Force selected 15 vendors for a six-year IDIQ contract (NITE-STAR) to compete for up to $981 million in task orders to build the National Space Test and Training Complex—a network for live, virtual, and constructive training that links on-orbit assets with ground systems and simulated threats, enabling realistic space operations and defense scenarios; the contract runs five years with a one-year option, and 20 bids were submitted.