The Air Force announced Friday it plans to award sole-source contracts to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to produce the initial satellites in its new Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrastructure architecture. The service aims to launch the first of those satellites, which are part of its plan to replace the Space-Based Infrared System constellation, by 2023. The Air Force has said it plans to cut four years off its schedule for the SBIRS Follow-On effort, and according to the May 4...
