The Air Force has awarded TRW an $869 million contract to continue work on the low-earth orbit component of the Space Based Infrared System, the Pentagon announced today. The contract will "support the research, development, testing and engineering needed to pursue a capability that will provide booster launch detention, and midcourse tracking and discrimination data to the Ballistic Missile Defense System," a Defense Department statement reads. "We are proud to be a partner with the MDA in this endeavor," said...
