New SBIRS Sat Creates Bridge To Next-Gen Missile Warning

New SBIRS Sat Creates Bridge To Next-Gen Missile Warning
New SBIRS Sat Creates Bridge To Next-Gen Missile Warning

The new SBIRS satellite, called SBIRS GEO 5, will be “the most advanced missile warning satellite” on orbit, said Lt. Col. Ryan Laughton, SMC’s program manager.

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…