"Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been awarded a $45,999,901 modification to previously awarded contract for production of the fifth and sixth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous missile-warning satellites," the release said Thursday.
"Contractor will [also] provide integration of an additional subsystem and propulsion modifications."
SBIRS is a US Air Force orbiting network of satellites in geosynchronous earth orbit that provides a continuous view of the Earth's surface, according to published Lockheed Martin documents.
It's acute sensors operated in the infrared spectrum and provides around the clock global strategic missile warning capability.
Source: Sputnik News
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