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Lockheed Martin Picks Raytheon to Develop Second Payload for Next Gen OPIR Geo

Lockheed Martin Picks Raytheon to Develop Second Payload for Next Gen OPIR Geo
An artist's rendering of Lockheed Martin's NGG Block 0 satellite (Courtesy: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on March 1 that it has picked Raytheon Technologies [RTX] to provide a second mission payload under the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Block 0 missile warning satellite program (NGG) for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). USSF's Space Systems Command has contracted with Lockheed Martin to build three NGG satellites, the first of which is to launch by 2025. The NGG Block 0 program held a system level Critical Design…

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