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Sandhoo named Space Development Agency director, PAE for missile warning and tracking
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- GP Sandhoo is officially named director of the Space Development Agency and serves as the Missile Warning and Tracking Portfolio Acquisition Executive for the Space Force.
- Since September 2025, Sandhoo has led SDA as acting director, overseeing the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) launch campaign and initial tranches.
- The appointment formalizes Space Force restructuring to align authority with mission portfolios and expands Sandhoo’s role across missile warning and tracking.
- The Transport Layer of PWSA will not advance into Tranche 3; transport duties shift to the Space Data Network under a different PAE.
- Sandhoo will oversee the Resilient Missile Warning and Missile Tracking – MEO programs as part of his expanded mission area.
- SDA’s PWSA remains under SDA management for Tranches 1 and 2, with future tranches reviewed as the organization evolves under the Space Force structure.
- Space Force leaders say PAEs should have authority, resources, and talent to execute their missions.
- SDA was created in 2019 to accelerate space acquisitions using fixed-price contracts, commercial tech, and rapid tranche-based procurement.
- News outlets prior to today reported Sandhoo’s missile-warning PAE selection, with Breaking Defense citing market coverage before the official announcement.
- Space News notes SDA may be folded into the missile warning and tracking PAE, signaling evolving organizational structure over time.
- Space Force’s Missile Warning and Tracking PAE office consolidates SDA’s tracking layer with Next-Gen OPIR and Resilient MWT programs for a unified capability.
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