Bae Systems has received a contract on $151 million for the Early Warning Satellite Management System

Bae Systems has concluded a contract on $151 A million to develop a new land management system of early US Air Force Satellites.

Contract details:

The contract is concluded as part of the Forge C2 program (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command & Control).
Customer - US Air Force Space Command (Space Systems Command).
The goal is to modernize ground infrastructure, which manages the satellites of the early warning system of rocket launches.

The process of selection of the contractor:

In November 2023 the year of the US Air Force was allocated by $9,7 million four companies for the development of Forge C2 Projects:
- Ball Aerospace (later purchased Bae Systems).
- General Dynamics.
- Omni Federal.
Bae Systems won the final stage of the competition and received a contract.

Which involves the project?

Development of forge C2 prototype for new Next-Gen Opir satellites, that have not yet been bred in orbit.
Support for existing SBIRS satellite systems (Space-Based Infrared System).
Creating Open Architecture to Manage Early Warning Satellites Instead of Propritarian Solutions Lockheed Martin.

The context and value of the Forge program:

Started in 2019 year, Forge program is aimed at moving to a more flexible, government, cyber -protected satellite management system.
Current SBIRS and NEXT-GEN OPIR systems created by Lockheed Martin (Geostational satellites) та Northrop Grumman (Polar orbits).
BAE Systems will create a modular control system, which will be safer and more effective for future US space missions.