A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Space Development Agency’s first "Tranche 0" mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., on April 2. File Photo by Senior Airman Rocio Romo/U.S. Space Force

Aug. 21 (UPI) — The Pentagon announced Monday it has awarded $1.5 billion to contractors Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin for a "swarm" of 72 tiny prototype satellites meant to detect incoming enemy missiles.

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