Space Force creates new ‘System Deltas’ to guide missile warning, space-based targeting efforts

Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, SSC commander passes the SYD 84 guidon to Col. Stevie Medeiros, commander, System Delta 84, Space-Based Missile Warning and Tracking, activating the first of two System Deltas. (U.S. Space Force Photo by: Van Ha)

By Theresa Hitchens • Jul 26, 2025

The Space Force’s primary acquisition command has created two new subordinate organizations, called “Systems Deltas (SYDs),” to oversee development programs: the first for missile warning and tracking, the second for space-based sensing and targeting.

The move, announced Wednesday, is part of a long-running effort by Space Systems Command (SSC) to reorganize acquisition programs along mission area lines, syncing up with the structure of the service’s main operational arm, Space Operations Command (SpOC).

“Through unity of effort, the Space Force’s System Delta framework allows us to streamline the work between acquisitions and operations accomplished through intimate collaboration with our Mission Delta counterparts across the field commands,” said SSC Commander Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant.