Milestone Reached For DOD’s Next-Gen Missile Warning Program

Artist's rendering of Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared early missile warning satellite.

Credit: Lockheed Martin
The Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) satellite program has reached a new milestone, as the first mission payload was delivered Aug. 30 to prime contractor Lockheed Martin. The Next-Gen OPIR program includes two satellites for use in geostationary orbit (GEO)...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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