A new document justifying the Air Force's decision to sole-source development of the first three Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites to Lockheed Martin reveals new details about the program, including the service's plans to acquire sufficient data rights to enable future competition. The justification and approval document , published Aug. 28, notes that because of Lockheed's experience producing the Space Based Infrared System, it is better positioned than other would-be competitors to develop the early Next-Gen OPIR geosynchronous satellites --...
