Illustration of Gravitics' Orbital Carrier

UPDATE, Sept. 14: A subsequent SEC filing dated Sept. 10 removed language that had explicitly tied Gravitics’ Lockheed Martin subcontract to three flight-ready Orbital Carriers for the Golden Dome missile-defense program. The latest filing continues to disclose the Lockheed Martin subcontract but no longer identifies Golden Dome or says it covers three spacecraft. The filing does not explain the change, and the revision does not establish that the underlying work has been canceled or altered. The amended filing says Gravitics was “selected by Lockheed Martin to support a Department of War contract of national importance.”

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...