SMC Issues Final RFP For Five EELV Launches; SBIRS & 4 Classified Payloads

SMC Issues Final RFP For Five EELV Launches; SBIRS & 4 Classified Payloads
SMC Issues Final RFP For Five EELV Launches; SBIRS & 4 Classified Payloads

CLARIFIED: Adds SMC Comment On Launch Providers WASHINGTON: Last night the Air Force released the final Request For Proposals for five launch contracts for NRO and Air Force Space Command. The most intriguing payload is a code-word program, shared by the NRO and Air Force Space Command, known as SILENTBARKER, which has been described as…