# Redwire awarded $20M DARPA contract for Otter VLEO testing

Redwire Corporation has been awarded a $20 million contract from DARPA to complete additional testing and experimentation on a scaled version of its SabreSat spacecraft for a precursor flight test in very low-Earth orbit, as part of the DARPA Otter program.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: SabreSat spacecraft, VLEO spacecraft platforms
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Redwire Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/16165.md)
- [Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)](https://endata.com/companies/16166.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [rdw.com](https://rdw.com/newsroom/redwire-awarded-20-million-contract-for-additional-otter-vleo-testing-and-experimentation/), 2026-11-05: "Redwire Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a $20 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to complete additional testing and experimentation on a scaled version of Redwire's SabreSat spacecraft."

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