NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO PROVIDE NEXT-GENERATION MISSILE WARNING SATELLITES FOR US SPACE FORCE

摘要

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a not-to-exceed $2.37 billion undefinitised contract modification for Phase 1 of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Polar program from the United States Space Force (USSF). The contract modification from the USSF Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) covers the design and development of the first two polar-orbiting space vehicles under the Next-Gen OPIR system. As the Next-Generation Polar (NGP) prime contractor, Northrop Grumman will provide flight hardware, ground system development and perform critical risk reduction in support of a critical design review. "Northrop Grumman is proud to partner with the Space Force on the Next-Gen OPIR program," said Sarah Willoughby, vice president and program manager, Next Generation OPIR, Northrop Grumman. "For more than 50 years, Northrop Grumman has supported our warfighters with Overhead Persistent Infrared technology systems. We look forward to continuing to provide dependable end-to-end missile warning systems through this program."