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Space Force FORGEing ahead with missile warning ground system
Space Systems Command (SSC) in recent weeks has issued a flurry of contracts for the key hardware and software "thrusts" that make up the FORGE program, following a restructuring in 2023 that broke the effort into more manageable pieces.
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Space Force grants Northrop Grumman $1.8B to build missile warning birds for polar orbit
The two Northrop Grumman satellites, which will take highly elliptical orbits over the Earth's poles, are expected to be launched in 2028.
Next-Gen OPIR: 2 steps forward, 1 step back for missile warning effort
The Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared constellation's first satellite may see its launch pushed back by a year to 2026.
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A major overhaul is coming in software for missile warning
Space Systems Command’s FORGE program is the first, major missile-warning software modernization effort in 20 years.
Space Force taps 4 firms to vie for missile warning C2 prototype
The Space Force expects the multi-faceted Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program to cost a total of $2.4 billion.
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America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats
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Booz Allen nabs $630M integration contract for Space Force missile warning, weather programs
The contract, announced by the company today, will support Space Systems Command's Program Executive Office for Space Sensing, which is responsible for the service's missile warning, weather monitoring and "persistent tactical surveillance" programs.
Major weapon system costs rose $37 billion over past two years: GAO
The watchdog's report is unsparing in outlining the cost increases and schedule delays for a majority of Defense Department programs.
Space Force Missile Track Custody prototype effort moves to hardware stage
Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Boeing's Millennium Space Systems are now on contract to deliver flight-ready prototypes by 2026.
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JADC2’s Space-Based Backbone
A layered architecture of geosynchronous, medium-earth, and low-earth-orbit satellites will provide resilient sensor coverage for Joint All Domain Command and Control.
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SMC Building ‘Catalog’ For Common Satellite C2 Ops
Instead of one mega-system to rule them all, the Enterprise Ground System (EGS) is building common components, from messaging standards to shared servers.
SMC, SDA Missile Warning Sat Ground Systems Won’t ‘Talk’ – For Now
"The fiction that SDA and SMC are working together is just that," said a former senior DoD space official. "You know, they make nicey-nicey, but, the reality is that they're not working together."
Raytheon Nabs Contract For Missile Warning Ground System
“We’ve built an operating system that everyone can build applications for – from Raytheon to the Air Force to universities to small companies," says Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon ISS.