Redwire wins $44M DARPA contract in November 2025 to build Otter, world's first air-breathing spacecraft for very low-Earth orbit defense missions in Jacksonville, Florida.

Redwire Awarded $44 Million DARPA Contract to Advance Very Low-Earth Orbit Mission

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (November 19, 2025) – Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a $44 million phase 2 contract to advance the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Otter Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) mission to demonstrate the world’s first air-breathing spacecraft and advance next-generation orbital capabilities. The phase 2 contract provides funding to complete manufacturing and deliver th...