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 by Allen Cone Washington (UPI) Feb 8, 2018
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $428.8 million contract to Northrop Grumman for two payloads for the Enhanced Polar System's satellites. The two EPS constellation satellites operate in highly elliptical orbits, according to Northrop Grumman. They will succeed the current Interim Polar System and work in conjunction with another EHF SATCOM system, the company said. The EPS-R EHF XDR payloads will "prevent a Military Satellite Communications mission gap in the Polar region," the Department of Defense said in a release. Work will be performed at Grumman's Aerospace Systems' Space Park in Redondo Beach, Calif., and is expected to be completed by December 2022. So, far $5 million was obligated from Fiscal 2017 research and development funds, and $15 million in fiscal 2018 research and development funds. The contracting agency is the Space and Missile Systems Center, Military Satellite Communications Directorate at the Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Improve European defence with new commercial space capabilities McLean VA (SPX) Feb 06, 2018 Flexible and continuous connectivity, especially in contested environments, is a critical priority for defence forces around the world. No nation in Europe can go it alone, so secure, interoperable communications networks are mandatory considering today's geopolitical realities. For these reasons, on 13 November 2017 ministers from 23 member states signed a joint notification on the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). The goal of PESCO is to better coordinate policy objectives and pool milit ... read more
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