U.S. Space Force To Get Three Next-Gen Missile-Warning Satellites From Lockheed Martin

Notional Next Gen OPIR GEO satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin 

Space News: Lockheed Martin gets $4.9 billion contract to build three missile-warning satellites for U.S. Space Force 

The satellites will be operated by the U.S. Space Force and provide initial warning of a ballistic or tactical missile launch anywhere on the globe. 

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $4.9 billion contract for the production of three geosynchronous Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites, the Pentagon announced Jan. 4. 

The satellites will be operated by the U.S. Space Force and provide initial warning of a ballistic or tactical missile launch anywhere on the globe. The Space Force is acquiring five Next-Gen OPIR satellites — the three geosynchronous orbit satellites made by Lockheed Martin and two polar orbit satellites made by Northrop Grumman. 

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