Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] handed over the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-1) payload and ground system to the Air Force, the company announced. Certified operations begin later this year. SBIRS is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneously support other missions including missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace characterization. Launched in 2006, the craft "has been exceeding performance specifications during an extensive on-orbit test regimen necessary before it can begin on-orbit operations,"…
Lockheed Hands Over SBIRS Enemy Missile Warning System To Air Force
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