GAO steps up criticism of Space Force’s missile-warning satellite procurement (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

September 23, 2021

Current (left) and planned (right) missile warning architecture. Credit: Government Accountability Office

The U.S. Space Force is providing Congress overly optimistic projections about the schedule and cost of next-generation early warning satellites, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report.

GAO in a report released Sept. 22 raised concerns about the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Block 0, or Next-Gen OPIR, a planned constellation of five sensor satellites that will provide early warning of ballistic missile launches. This procurement was started by the U.S. Air Force in 2018 to supplement existing missile-warning satellites. The Space Force compressed the program schedule by 42 months and plans to launch the first satellite by 2025.

GAO steps up criticism of Space Force’s missile-warning satellite procurement – SpaceNews

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