\u201cEsta es una soluci\u00f3n avanzada para contrarrestar las amenazas de misiles emergentes que enfrenta nuestro pa\u00eds\u201d, dijo Roger Cole, director ejecutivo, programas de Sistemas Estrat\u00e9gicos, Raytheon Intelligence & Space. \u201cDesde su posici\u00f3n de MEO, nuestro sistema permitir\u00e1 que Space Force detecte y rastree con precisi\u00f3n las armas hipers\u00f3nicas adversarias con precisi\u00f3n\u201d.<\/p>\n
El Segundo, Calif. (January 4, 2023)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been awarded a\u00a0prime contract\u00a0to develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system for the U.S. Space Force. MTC is the service\u2019s first Medium Earth Orbit missile tracking system.<\/p>\n Under this contract, Raytheon Intelligence & Space will\u00a0serve as the prime contractor, developing and delivering\u00a0a space vehicle, hosting a state-of-the-art missile tracking mission payload and ground-based command and control and mission-data processing elements.\u00a0This system was developed using model-based systems engineering significantly increasing the speed of development, while reducing cost.<\/p>\n Raytheon Intelligence & Space will also deliver the command and control and real-time mission- data processing elements for MTC. The ground system will use the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing Application Framework (FORGE MDPAF). Raytheon\u2019s FORGE MDPAF is a ground system framework that collects and processes data from satellites, including Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) space vehicle data from both Space Force\u2019s Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation and the future Next-Generation OPIR constellation.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an advanced solution to counter emerging missile threats facing our country,\u201d said Roger Cole, executive director, Strategic Systems programs, Raytheon Intelligence & Space. \u201cFrom its MEO perch, our system will enable Space Force to accurately detect and track adversarial hypersonic weapons with precision accuracy.\u201d<\/p>\n Raytheon Intelligence & Space\u2019s mission payload, which passed critical design review in November 2022, will be integrated onto an LM400 satellite bus.\u00a0The LM400, part of Lockheed Martin\u2019s modernized family of satellite designs, emphasizing commonality, rapid production speed, and reduced costs, includes SmartSat,™ software-defined satellite capabilities that allow it to adapt to changing mission needs and deploy new capabilities to stay ahead of evolving threats.<\/p>\n \u201cLockheed Martin is excited to provide our mid-sized, rapidly-producible LM400 bus to Raytheon, supporting our customer\u2019s mission to deliver initial warfighting capability with Missile Track Custody Epoch 1,\u201d said Mike Corriea, vice president, Lockheed Martin\u2019s Overhead Persistent Infrared mission area. \u201cLockheed Martin will leverage a full suite of digital engineering tools to produce satellites that are dramatically more responsive and flexible, at a fraction of the cost and delivery time for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n The team plans to complete a system critical design review in 2023, followed by a build, integration, and test campaign to deliver capability to orbit by 2026. Work for this program will be executed in El Segundo, California, and Aurora, Colorado.<\/p>\n