Northrop Grumman conducted the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) preliminary design review and software requirements and architecture review. The EPS system provides space-enabled, secure communications capabilities to polar users in support of national objectives. EPS CAPS supplies telemetry and control, mission planning and cryptographic planning for the EPS payload.

    The design reviews concentrated on ensuring that all CAPS requirements have been allocated. It also reviewed plans for the software architecture development to include segment and element designs, specialty engineering analysis, plans for verification and validation, as well as program risk updates.

    Northrop Grumman was awarded the EPS CAPS contract in November 2012. The base contract is for 18 months. The primary work will be done in Redondo Beach, Calif., with additional CAPS work performed in Orlando, Fla., and in Needham and Marlborough, Mass.