Overview
- Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo was formally named director of the Space Development Agency and the Space Force’s acquisition executive for missile warning and tracking.
- Michael Eppolito was appointed deputy director of the SDA.
- The appointments advance a restructuring that groups programs by mission portfolios under executives who control budgets, buying decisions, and integration.
- Sandhoo will keep SDA oversight of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranches 1 and 2 as future missile-warning tranches transition into the new portfolio office.
- The Pentagon will shift the PWSA Transport Layer into a broader Space Data Network that sits under a different portfolio executive.