(Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional details from Lockheed and Northrop.) Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman officials today announced their selections of the subcontractors that will provide payloads for their respective satellites tied to the Space Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared effort. Both companies chose between the same two teams for their respective decisions: Raytheon Technologies and Northrop-Ball Aerospace. Next-Gen OPIR consists of five planned satellites, three geosynchronous Earth orbit space vehicles from Lockheed and two...
