{"id":5635,"date":"2025-05-07T01:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/northrop-grumman-expands-relay-ground-stations-for-us-space-forces-opir-program\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T01:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:05:19","slug":"northrop-grumman-expands-relay-ground-stations-for-us-space-forces-opir-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/northrop-grumman-expands-relay-ground-stations-for-us-space-forces-opir-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman Expands Relay Ground Stations for US Space Force\u2019s OPIR Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1746525073023_638821218798559132.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"385\" alt=\"Northrop Grumman Expands Relay Ground Stations for US Space Force\u2019s OPIR Program\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1746525073023_638821218798559132.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1746525073023_638821218798559132.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"385\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Northrop Grumman<\/strong>, a leading global aerospace and defense technology company, has been awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the <strong>U.S. Space Force (USSF)<\/strong> to provide advanced relay ground stations in the U.S. and U.K. to support the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) program. This modernization initiative aligns with the USSF\u2019s mission to revolutionize U.S. defense systems and follows the initial Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A) award Northrop Grumman received in 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Explore: List of All GNSS Constellations<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>These ground stations will result in expanded coverage of critical missile warning and tracking OPIR satellites, and additional flexibility for operational capability.<\/li>\n<li>Northrop Grumman is using its proven modular and flexible design and building on the success of its RGS-A program currently under development in Guam.<\/li>\n<li>The ground stations will support multiple satellite constellations, adapting seamlessly to changes in bandwidth and resiliency requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Calvin Pennamon<\/strong><strong>, director, operational exploitation systems, Northrop Grumman:<\/strong> \u201cWe are developing advanced relay ground stations that are scalable and upgradeable, and prioritize high performance, reliability and mission flexibility for the Next-Gen OPIR program. Our ground systems will enhance communications between Space System Command\u2019s legacy and future Space Based Infrared Systems, providing access to multiple constellations enabling warfighters to maintain a decisive edge against enemy threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, on behalf of the <strong>Space Systems Command<\/strong>, selected Northrop Grumman to participate under the $244 million IDIQ contract. The development of these advanced relay ground stations is a pivotal component of the U.S. Space Force\u2019s endeavor to revamp existing missile-warning and missile-defense systems through the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution system.&nbsp;Next-Gen OPIR is the cornerstone of the U.S. integrated missile warning, tracking, and defense mission architecture, providing persistent battlespace awareness and time-critical missile warning for our nation and allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northrop Grumman, a leading global aerospace and defense technology company, has been awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to provide advanced relay ground stations in the U.S. and U.K. to support the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) program. This modernization initiative aligns with the USSF\u2019s mission to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[44,26,20],"class_list":["post-5635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-gnss","tag-ground","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5635"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}