Redwire secures $20 million US defence contract for VLEO spacecraft testing

<p>The award will support a preliminary flight test to gather data ahead of a larger flight demonstration designed to test technology for sustained spacecraft operations at very low altitudes. The US Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded aerospace and defence technology company Redwire a $20 million contract to carry out further tests…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026/11/redwire-secures-20-million-us-defence-contract-for-vleo-spacecraft-testing/">Redwire secures $20 million US defence contract for VLEO spacecraft testing</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com">FlightGlobal</a>.</p>