“Our role on the Space-Based Interceptor program is to deliver space-based systems capable of intercepting missiles under extreme engagement conditions while achieving a unit cost and level of reliability necessary for scale,” said Even Rogers, CEO and co-founder of True Anomaly. “As we have with all of our products to date, we are investing at scale and bringing together private capital, world-class talent, and industry-leading partners to harness American innovation and execute a program with enormous national security implications.”

True Anomaly was among twelve companies awarded OTA agreements by SSC, a select group spanning both traditional defense primes and leading commercial space companies. The awards represent a combined value of up to $3.2 billion across twenty agreements, designed to develop a proliferated Low Earth Orbit constellation of interceptors capable of boost, midcourse, and glide phase engagements, with an initial capability demonstration targeted for 2028.

The company’s expansion into space-based interceptors extends its portfolio into one of the most consequential national security challenges, enabled by a new level of partnership between the defense industrial base and the U.S. government.

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The round was co-led by Eclipse and Riot Ventures, with support from new investors Paradigm, Atreides, G Squared, The Private Shares Fund, VanEck, and others, alongside existing investors Accel, Menlo Ventures, ACME Capital, Space VC, Meritech Capital, Narya, and 645 Ventures. It includes $50 million in debt provided by Stifel Bank.

Recent conflicts have made clear that space superiority is not merely a conceptual imperative; it is a prerequisite for joint force success. The recent Iran conflict is the clearest contemporary example: Operation Midnight Hammer, the subsequent Iranian missile attacks, and Operation Epic Fury demonstrated how critical space-enabled intelligence, precision navigation, missile warning, communications, and electromagnetic effects are to long-range strike, force protection, and coalition decision-making. When Iran launched missiles at Al Udeid, space-based warning and tracking helped give U.S. personnel time to prepare, seek shelter, and to allocate defensive resources, demonstrating that space control can be difference between surprise and survivability.

Against China or Russia directly, the requirement for space superiority expands to defending, reconstituting, and maneuvering a global space architecture under sustained attack by a peer adversary, while denying space capabilities to that adversary. China now has more than 1,300 satellites on orbit, including 510-plus ISR-capable systems, giving the PLA a rapidly expanding ability to find, fix, track, target, and strike U.S. carriers, expeditionary forces, and air wings. Russia has already demonstrated destructive ASAT capability, deployed lasers and probable orbital ASAT prototypes, used cyberattacks against commercial space systems in war, and continues GPS and SATCOM electronic attacks across Europe., the company said.

It is with this backdrop that True Anomaly announced this most recent round of fundraising. Over the past four years, True Anomaly has designed and is delivering Jackal, our autonomous orbital vehicle; Mosaic, its mission autonomy software platform; and an advanced payload suite spanning multiple sensing modalities across multiple programs. These are not technology demonstrations searching for a mission. They are operational products designed from the ground up for contested space, built to meet the threat at the speed and scale it demands, according to True Anomaly.

True Anomaly was also recently announced as a prime contractor on the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command Space-Based Interceptor Program.

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“Sarah is a standout leader in the aerospace industry. She brings the right expertise to leverage our high-speed tempo and accelerate our growth into an enduring prime contractor,” said Even Rogers, CEO and co-founder of True Anomaly. “Sarah will ensure that our operational capabilities match the ambitions of our mission, combining the disciplined systems engineering, supply chain rigor, and quality standards she honed at Rolls-Royce with the execution speed and adaptability she proved at York. Sarah will be a force multiplier for True Anomaly’s mission success by creating the operational environment in which our teams can consistently deliver breakthrough space superiority capabilities.”

As COO, Walter will align engineering operations across spacecraft and software programs, ensure success of upcoming Mission X-3 and VICTUS HAZE missions, and will architect the operational framework to deliver complex systems at scale, on schedule, and with the performance and agility required for space control missions. Walter will not just manage operations—she will shape the culture, tempo, and execution standards that define True Anomaly’s long-term competitive edge.

“True Anomaly’s mission is both bold and decisive, delivering on a gap in capabilities that enable space superiority,” said Walter. “The company is at a critical inflection point with considerable growth while establishing manufacturing capabilities. My full focus will be on the important upcoming missions we have to execute. I feel privileged to join a fantastic team and am excited to lead and support the company on this journey.”

Before joining True Anomaly, Walter served as vice president of engineering at York Space Systems, where she led a sixfold organizational expansion, delivering 3x production capacity, and launching a dozen satellites to orbit. She has also held executive leadership roles at Aero Gearbox International and Rolls-Royce, where she implemented transformative engineering, supply chain, and product development strategies resulting in significant performance, cost, and delivery improvements.

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In his most recent role as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration he was responsible for all architecture and integration with respect to acquisition of space systems and programs in the armed forces, as the chair of the Space Acquisition Council, and he oversaw and directed the space acquisition centers in the Department of the Air Force.  Calvelli was the first Senate-confirmed official to hold this critical position that was directed by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which concurrently established the United States Space Force. He has also held senior roles at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), including nearly a decade as the Principal Deputy Director of the NRO.

“Frank has had an unmatched career in public service and has been a driving force for modernizing defense and space acquisitions,” said Even Rogers, co-founder and CEO of True Anomaly. “True Anomaly is at a critical stage of growth and Frank will provide an invaluable perspective and ensure True Anomaly is well positioned to deliver the necessary capabilities for space security, dynamic space operations, and Guardian readiness – at scale.”

“I’ve long said that it is imperative for the U.S. government and allies to take advantage of non-traditional and commercial capabilities in order to maintain an advantage against our adversaries. True Anomaly is the perfect example of the type of private-sector company that is developing the capabilities to maintain leadership and define the strategic advantage,” said Calvelli. “The company is committed to the mission and has the right people, strategy, and product to execute. I’m thrilled to be part of the team and look forward to continuing to serve the space community in a new capacity.”

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“The commercial space industry is advancing at an unprecedented pace that will provide the Space Force additional options to quickly respond to adversary aggression,” said Lt. Col. MacKenzie Birchenough, SSC’s materiel leader for Space Safari. “VICTUS HAZE will demonstrate and prove capabilities to be used for future TacRS operations in direct support of urgent Combatant Command on-orbit needs.”

With both efforts, VICTUS HAZE is leveraging commercially developed products to provide highly capable options for future TacRS operations. The multi-vehicle demonstration enables operationally relevant systems that can be leveraged for future urgent on-orbit needs. VICTUS HAZE will also enable the development of the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for a rapid response to on-orbit threats.

“We recognize the significant opportunity to leverage the commercial space industry’s innovations to counter China as America’s pacing threat,” said Col. Bryon McClain, SSC’s program executive officer for Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power. “The United States has the most innovative space industry in the world. VICTUS HAZE will demonstrate, under operationally realistic conditions, our ability to respond to irresponsible behavior on orbit.”

True Anomaly and Rocket Lab will both demonstrate their ability to build rendezvous and proximity operation (RPO) capable space vehicles (SVs) and command and control centers with a delivery target no later than fall 2025. Once the build phase is completed the mission will enter several successive phases to include hot standby, activation, alert and launch phases.

While this is a coordinated demonstration, each vendor will be given unique launch and mission profiles. True Anomaly’s SV will launch from either Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida or Vandenberg Space Force Base in California via a rapid rideshare. Rocket Lab will launch via their Electron launch vehicle from either Mahia, New Zealand or Wallops Island, Virginia. Both SVs will quickly begin operations after reaching orbit. Once on orbit, the operations teams will conduct a variety of scenarios to demonstrate SDA and characterization capabilities.

The planning and execution of VICTUS HAZE is a multi-organization Department of Defense effort. SSC’s Space Safari partnered with the DIU to leverage their commercial market expertise along with their Commercial Solutions Opening and Other Transaction (OT) Authority to rapidly award. DIU will lead the contract and acquisitions administration for Rocket Lab National Security while Space Safari will provide programmatic oversight and execute the mission. Space Safari partnered with SpaceWERX for assistance in the technical and commercial evaluation of True Anomaly and the push for an emergent SBIR selection by Space Force leadership. Space Safari is leading the contract administration, providing programmatic oversight, and will execute the mission capabilities True Anomaly will bring.

As VICTUS HAZE continues toward mission success, many partners will be involved to play critical roles in this defining Space Force demonstration. VICTUS HAZE leverages state of the art, commercial products and will prove new capabilities that enhance future operational TacRS missions. This demonstration will ultimately prepare the United States Space Force to provide future forces to Combatant Commands to conduct rapid operations in response to adversary on-orbit aggression.

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