Northrop Grumman advances in missile-warning satellite production for Space Force.
Northrop Grumman has won a $45.5 million contract from the US Space Force to launch a small weather satellite in 2025. The satellite, called the Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) prototype, will demonstrate commercial weather imaging technologies for military use. The EWS weather satellite is a prototype made by General Atomics that will go to low Earth orbit for a three-year demonstration. The mission was designated USSF-261S-A.