Proposed architecture of 1,000–2,000 satellites for Golden Dome's sensing/custody layer — the most ambitious constellation proposal publicly announced. Competes directly against the SpaceX-Palantir-Anduril consortium's 400–1,000 tracking + 200 attack satellite proposal.

The 'Brilliant Swarms' name deliberately echoes the SDI-era 'Brilliant Pebbles' concept from the 1980s that Northrop Grumman originally developed.
Partner companies have not been publicly identified, suggesting either early-stage negotiations or intentional secrecy.
If selected, this would represent one of the largest satellite constellation procurements in history, potentially exceeding SpaceX's Starlink in total unit count.
Booz Allen's deep institutional knowledge of DoD acquisition processes and systems engineering experience positions it as an integrator rather than a hardware manufacturer — it would likely orchestrate a consortium of satellite and component manufacturers.

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