AZUSA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a $422 million contract from Lockheed Martin (NYSE:
LMT) to produce sensor payloads on the fifth and sixth Space Based
Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO)
satellites, known as GEO-5 and GEO-6. The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS
provides the nation with continuous early warning of ballistic
missile launches and other tactical intelligence.
"Northrop Grumman looks forward to joining our partner and prime
contractor, Lockheed Martin, to produce the GEO-5/6 IR payloads,"
said Anne Ostroff, vice president of
the Military/Civil Space and Ground business area, Northrop
Grumman. "We are committed to reducing cost and payload development
cycle times, while still providing exceptional data to our military
and intelligence stake holders."
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. The system enhances global missile
launch detection capability, supports the nation's ballistic
missile defense system, expands the country's technical
intelligence gathering capacity and bolsters situational awareness
for warfighters on the battlefield.
The SBIRS team is led by the Remote Systems Directorate at the
U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Lockheed Martin is
the SBIRS prime contractor, Northrop Grumman is the payload
provider and the Air Force Space Command operates the SBIRS
system.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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