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Northrop Grumman To Develop Strategic MILSATCOM Program For US Space Force

September 17, 2020

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) for the rapid prototyping phase of the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) program to develop a modernized strategic communications space segment with enhanced resilience and cybersecurity capabilities.

During the rapid prototyping phase, the company will deliver the preliminary design for ESS’ space segment and a ground-based demonstration.The ESS program will seamlessly interoperate with, and eventually replace, the Space Force’s existing Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system to provide enduring and secure satellite communications to strategic users.

As a key component of the disaggregated architecture supporting legacy AEHF capabilities, the ESS program replaces AEHF’s mid-latitude system capability, extending its survivable communications capability to the North Polar Region.

As a prime contractor on the ESS program, Northrop Grumman will leverage decades of proven expertise in delivering protected MILSATCOM payloads for programs including Milstar, AEHF, Enhanced Polar System (EPS), and Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R).

Artistic rendition of a Milstar satellite. Image is courtesy of Northrop Grumman.

Executive Comment

“Northrop Grumman looks forward to building on more than 40 years of successfully delivering protected satellite communications solutions to our customers,” said Cyrus Dhalla, VP, Communications Systems, Northrop Grumman. “ESS is critical to extending our nation’s secure satellite communications infrastructure, as it will provide strategic users with assured, uninterruptible connectivity without fear of discovery anywhere on the globe.”

Filed Under: Contracts, U.S. Space Force

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