The US Air Force has added $68.6 million to a Lockheed Martin program that builds next-generation satellites designed to detect missile launches from space.
The modification applies to the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous program, according to Space Systems Command. It brings the total contract value to more than $8.22 billion.
Work will be performed in Boulder, Colorado, with completion expected in August 2028. Funding comes partly from fiscal 2026 research, development, testing, and evaluation accounts, supporting continued development and integration activities.
The program is intended to replace the aging Space-Based Infrared System satellites with more advanced systems that can detect and track missile launches faster and with greater accuracy.
It also forms part of a broader shift toward more resilient space-based warning systems designed to operate in contested orbital environments.
US Missile Warning Modernization
Recent upgrades to US missile warning architecture have centered on hardening space and ground systems against contested-space threats.
In April, the US Space Force provided L3Harris a $150-million contract to sustain and modernize ground systems that track objects in space and provide earlier warning of potential threats.
In January, the US Space Systems Command awarded SpaceX contracts worth $739 million to launch new missile warning and tracking satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Meanwhile, BAE Systems recently completed the preliminary design review for a new US Space Force satellite program aimed at tracking ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
