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New Solutions From A Trusted Partner.

Northrop Grumman is bringing decades of mission experience in military satellite communications, missile warning/missile defense, and on-orbit networking to help rapidly field new architectures in low-Earth orbit to specifically address the needs of the warfighter.

Visit the links below to find out more about Northrop Grumman’s work in support of Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Network.

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At The Leading Edge

Proliferated low-Earth orbit (pLEO) architectures - constellations of hundreds of smaller, lower-cost satellites orbiting earth close to the atmosphere - add a resiliency layer to our current array of on-orbit systems and can better target hypersonic missiles maneuvering in flight. In support of Space Development Agency (SDA), Northrop Grumman is a leader in the effort to rapidly field a global pLEO architecture of data transport and missile warning/missile tracking satellites and the powerful ground systems that stitch it all together.

To help SDA make this complex architecture a reality, Northrop Grumman is combining its advanced technology and decades of mission expertise with the best commercially developed technology from partners ready today to produce with speed and at scale. 

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Programs

Transport Layer

Northrop Grumman is under contract to deliver 116 satellites as part of SDA’s transport layer. The Transport Layer is designed to provide low-latency, high-volume data connectivity supporting U.S. military missions around the world and extends the military’s Link 16 tactical data link into space.

Tracking Layer

Northrop Grumman is under contract to deliver 16 space vehicles as part of global constellation of infrared missile warning and missile tracking satellites. These satellites integrate with the Transport Layer’s low-latency meshed communication network, enabling conventional and advanced missile tracking from proliferated low-Earth orbit.

News

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Northrop Grumman Selected to Deliver Nearly 40 More Data Transport Satellites for Space Development Agency’s Next Generation Low-Earth Orbit Constellation of Connectivity

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Northrop Grumman Selected to Build Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites

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Northrop Grumman Completes Critical Design Review for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer

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Northrop Grumman Rapidly Completes Critical Design Review for Tranche 1 Transport Layer

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Northrop Grumman to Develop Satellites with Infrared Sensors for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer

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Northrop Grumman Selected by Space Development Agency to Develop Prototype Constellation Supporting Joint All-Domain Command and Control Network

Proliferated Space Systems
Media Contact

David Larter
703-561-5651