U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently awarded the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Enterprise Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Solution (EOS) contract to SciTec, Inc.—the $259 million award […]
Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Program
Northrop Grumman to develop additional relay ground stations to support USSF’s next generation OPIR program
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to provide advanced relay ground stations in the U.S. and […]
BAE Systems selected to enhance ground system for U.S. Space Force missile warning satellites
BAE Systems has been selected by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to provide a new satellite command and control (C2) system for its Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) […]
Space Systems Command accelerates missile warning capabilities
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) continues its multi-phased acquisition strategy for the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Command and Control (C2) ground system to bolster its missile […]
Corrected: SSC announces major milestone met in Next-Gen OPIR missile warning program
Space Systems Command (SSC) has received the first mission payload for Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) sensing in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) on August 30, 2024, in partnership with […]
RTX’s advanced ground system for space-based missile warning is now operational
An advanced ground system for space-based missile warning developed by Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is now operational at the U.S. Space Force‘s Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center […]
SSC’s OPIR Polar Program completes space vehicle CDR
Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully passed a major milestone, completing the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) Space Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) on April 25, 2024. This […]
SSC achieves operational acceptance of OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) on FORGE
Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing program executive office, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, has delivered the first of two software deliveries to operations in […]
SSC’s SBIRS Baseline Release control authority transferred to Space Operations Command
The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command, through its Space Sensing Product Support Delta (SNP), has successfully completed the trial period of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Baseline Release […]
Lockheed Martin selected for USSF OPIR ODETT prototype development
National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL), manager of the Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) program, has announced the award of the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Data Exploitation Technology […]