The U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin completed a system-level Critical Design Review (CDR) of the company’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block 0 satellites last month, the company said on Nov. 23. “The NGG Block 0 program held the system level CDR on Oct. 28, maintaining the program’s accelerated pace,”…

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said on Nov. 3 that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the agency’s Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL), as the agency looks to boost its involvement with commercial companies. “Right now, we procure approximately 50,000 commercial images each and every week, and certainly we see a lot more of…

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command is seeking information from companies able to provide sensors to improve the space domain awareness of objects in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). “The government has identified a need for evolutionary or revolutionary space-based SDA [Space Domain Awareness] sensors to augment current and planned systems by providing frequent, timely, assured…

Rick Ambrose, the executive vice president for Space at Lockheed Martin, has decided to retire on March 1 next year, the company said on Oct. 7. After joining Lockheed Martin in 2000, Ambrose served in a number of roles, including as the president of the Information Systems & Global Solutions-National business; vice president and general manager…