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Air Force Awards First Contract for New Missile Warning Satellite

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Air Force Awards First Contract for New Missile Warning Satellite
An Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 4 satellite lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Jan. 19, 2018. The SBIRS program delivers timely, reliable and accurate missile-warning and infrared surveillance information to the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, combatant commanders, the intelligence community and other key decision makers. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Airman 1st Class Dalton Williams)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded Tuesday a contract not to exceed $2.9 billion for three Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Space Vehicles intended to enhance the U.S. military’s early missile warning and surveillance capabilities in space.The contract includes requirements analysis, design and development, critical path flight hardware procurement, early manufacturing and risk reduction efforts to lead to a critical design review. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, Calif., and should be completed in 2021, according to the contract announcement.Lockheed…

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