SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace company, today announced an operational milestone for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) System Delta 84 Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) system developed by SciTec. The latest milestone incorporates data from the SSC’s Wide Field of View space vehicle in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) and expands the system’s observational reach to strengthen missile warning and defense.
The Wide Field of View sensor provides Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) coverage in support of acquisitional, operational, and research and development priorities of the U.S. Space Force. Key data products have been integrated into FORGE, providing persistent wide-area situational awareness and augmenting time-critical detection capability in conjunction with the data SciTec is processing from other missile warning and tracking satellites.
“SciTec continues to advance FORGE as a modern and scalable system that is capable of ingesting and processing data from legacy and modernized third party sensors,” said David Simenc, SciTec’s President. “We’re using AI and machine learning to ingest and process massive streams of data across all orbits in real time. The integration of this advanced GEO data further expands the field of view for operators and enhances their ability to quickly detect, track, and analyze threats.”
SciTec is delivering this new capability directly into the operational workflows for Space Force Guardians. This capability further demonstrates the benefit of the modern, open architecture of the FORGE system to readily ingest new OPIR mission data and support time-critical mission needs.
This latest milestone advances SciTec’s $259 million FORGE Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) contract to provide advanced mission software that transforms raw OPIR sensor data into actionable insights. Running natively within the FORGE framework, SciTec’s applications enable rapid integration of new data streams and support the U.S. Space Force’s evolving OPIR mission needs.
The milestone builds on SciTec’s initial success during FORGE’s second operational acceptance in September 2025, which fully transitioned operations (mission data processing and framework services), and further demonstrates FORGE’s ability to scale without requiring infrastructure changes. This flexibility is central to FORGE’s design and essential for supporting the next generation of missile warning and battlespace awareness missions.