The Air Force announced Tuesday that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $15 million contract modification for its work on the Space-Based Infrared System. The modification is related to work on the “cyber capabilities” of the new ground control system, which the Air Force declared operational in December 2016. A company spokesperson told Air Force Magazine by email that Lockheed is “protecting and enhancing the resilience of SBIRS” under the new contract. SBIRS has three satellites in geosynchronous orbit, the most recent of which was launched on Jan. 20. The system provides strategic missile defense, battlespace awareness, and intelligence capabilities.
Today, the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will host a Nuclear Deterrence Forum featuring Brad Roberts, director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Event video will tentatively be posted to the think tank’s website and YouTube page afterward.