The Air Force late yesterday awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $26 million contract to design a second space-based missile warning satellite as part of the Alternative Infrared Satellite System program. Earlier this month, the service's Space and Missile Systems Center had awarded a $54 million contract to defense giant Raytheon to develop the program's first satellite. Air Force space officials awarded the SAIC contract to provide an "alternative" to the eventual Raytheon design, according to an SMC statement released...
