USSF SMC selects Northrop to continue PTS rapid prototyping 23 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 23rd, 2021 11:14)
The US Space Force (USSF) and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has selected Northrop Grumman to continue with its ongoing Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) rapid prototype programme.
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The US Space Force (USSF) and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has selected Northrop Grumman to continue with its ongoing Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) rapid prototype programme.
Last year, the company was chosen for the initial award through the Space Enterprise Consortium to develop and deliver a PTS payload to demonstrate rapid prototyping.
Last December, Northrop completed the preliminary design peer review of the PTS prototype.
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DEVILS LAKE - In just over two years since completing Critical Design Review (CDR), Northrop Grumman has brought its digital design of the B-21 Raider to life, with two test aircraft in production today.
The Rise of the Raider is a story that began in February 2016 when Northrop Grumman initiated design and build work for the B-21, and the program has progressed rapidly in the years following. Within three years, the B-21’s design was proven stable and mature through a successful CDR completed in November 2018 at Northrop Grumman’s Manned Aircraft Design Center of Excellence in Melbourne, Florida.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (Tribune News Service) In just over two years since completing Critical Design Review (CDR),
Northrop Grumman has brought its digital design of the B-21 Raider to life, with two test aircraft in production. The Rise of the Raider is a story that began in
February 2016 when
Northrop Grumman initiated design and build work for the B-21, and the program has progressed rapidly in the years following. Within three years, the B-21’s design was proven stable and mature through a successful CDR completed in
November 2018 at Northrop Grumman’s
Manned Aircraft Design Center of Excellence in