
A Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Ball Aerospace [BLL] team are on track to complete critical design review (CDR) for the team's proposed infrared mission payload next May as part of the U.S. Space Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous (GEO) Block 0 program, Northrop Grumman said on June 24. Raytheon [RTN] is building the other proposed infrared mission payload for Block 0. Next May is the scheduled CDR for the two infrared mission payloads, while next September…