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  • Northrop Continues Polar Satcom Ground System Support Under Follow-On Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Continues Polar Satcom Ground System Support Under Follow-On Contract

    Northrop Grumman started work on a potential 15-month, $23 million follow-on contract to provide operations and maintenance support for the U.S. Air Force’s Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment platform. The contract that was awarded in September 2017 will run through December, Northrop said Monday. EPS works to provide troops in the North Polar Region […] More

  • Northrop to Help Air Force Test North Pole EHF Satcom System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Help Air Force Test North Pole EHF Satcom System

    Northrop Grumman has received a $22.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to provide testing support for a system designed to manage strategic and tactical satellites communications in the North Polar region. The Defense Department said Friday Northrop’s information systems unit will help the military branch test the Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment ahead of […] More

  • Northrop Prepares AF Polar Region Satcom System for System Acceptance Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Prepares AF Polar Region Satcom System for System Acceptance Test

    Northrop Grumman has helped deploy elements of a ground system that will work to provide satellite communications coverage for U.S. Air Force users in the North Polar region under a contract with the service branch. The company said Tuesday the Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment is set to undergo system acceptance testing in 2017. Northrop delivered CAPS operations and test equipment hardware […] More

  • David Ryan: Northrop Completed EPS CAPS System Design Review in 18 Months - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Ryan: Northrop Completed EPS CAPS System Design Review in 18 Months

    Northrop Grumman has received approval from the Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate to move forward in the company’s development work on a space-based communications system after completing a design review. The company said Wednesday it has reviewed the Enhanced Polar System Control And Planning Segment‘s hardware and software designs and checked if these have met CAPS requirements for verification, […] More