
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Boeing's [BA] Millennium Space Systems on Wednesday received U.S. Space Force (USSF) missile defense awards of nearly $1.8 billion and $386 million, respectively. The almost $1.8 billion award to Northrop Grumman from Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) is to finish production of the first two Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) satellites in Redondo Beach, Calif.--an award that brings the total face value of the contract to $4.1 billion--while the $386 million SSC contract…