Lockheed Martin selects payload providers for next-generation missile warning satellites
by Sandra Erwin — October 4, 2018
The selection of Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace sets up a payload competition that the Air Force has said is necessary to inject innovation into the next-gen OPIR program.
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin announced on Thursday it has selected Raytheon and a Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team to compete for the mission payloads of the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Block 0 missile warning satellites.
The selection sets up a payload competition that the Air Force has said is necessary to inject innovation into the next-gen OPIR program. The mission payloads are central components of the missile-warning system, and require advanced sensors and electronics that meet national security satellite requirements.
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