US Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman GPS III Space Vehicle Alternatives Program Study Contract
10 Mai 2016 - 8:00PM
The United States Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a 26-month study contract based on the
company's innovative proposal for the next-generation Global
Positioning System (GPS) III program. This award follows the Air
Force's request for proposals seeking potential updates to the GPS
system, which has been delivering precise global position,
navigation and timing services worldwide for more than two decades.
Northrop Grumman's submission was based on a navigational
payload prototype built and tested over a radio frequency range in
2015, and a mission-tailored space vehicle leveraging the proven
GPS supplier base. For its clean sheet design, the company drew on
expertise with technology currently operating on Air Force and
other Department of Defense satellites. In addition to current GPS
III capabilities, the full-scale, fully populated prototype
demonstrated significantly increased capacity and enhanced
transmission power for the military code, a critical capability for
operating in regions of the world where jamming is prevalent.
"Thank you to the Air Force Space Command for including us in
the study and in their plans to develop a new generation of GPS
space vehicles," said Tim Frei, vice president, communications
systems, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "Delivering advanced
capabilities needed by military and civil users, while countering
the future threat environment is an incredibly important mission,
and we believe our producible and resilient payload prototype meets
these requirements. We look forward to working closely with the Air
Force to bring this capability to the warfighter."
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems,
cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to government
and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
CONTACT: AnnaMaria White
424-327-0391
annamaria.white@ngc.com
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