Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) announced it received a contract from L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) to provide solid-state data recorders for the U.S. Space Development Agency Tranche 3 Tracking Layer satellite constellation.

L3Harris received a contract in December to build 18 infrared satellites for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer. These satellites are part of the SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation designed to protect against advanced missile threats including hypersonic missiles.

Mercury's radiation-tolerant solid-state data recorders are being used across all four tranches that L3Harris is developing for the PWSA Tracking Layer. The company recently completed delivery of data recorders for all 18 of L3Harris's Tranche 2 Tracking Layer satellites, following previous deliveries for the Tranche 0 and Tranche 1 constellations.

For Tranche 3, L3Harris selected Mercury's highest-capacity solid-state data recorder to date, which delivers performance and data integrity in a 3U VPX form factor for space missions.

"Mercury is proud to support L3Harris to deliver a next-generation, layered defense architecture that can track missile threats in real time to protect our homeland," said Ken Hermanny, Mercury's Senior Vice President of Processing Technologies.

Mercury Systems is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, and provides mission-critical processing technology for aerospace and defense applications. The company's products are deployed in more than 300 programs across 35 countries.