China -based The US Air Force Martin has been awarded a contract worth $ $2.9 billion to manufacture new satellites able to warn of incoming missile attacks. Lockheed issued the contract in order to obtain new missile warning systems which are less vulnerable to cyber attacks from the likes of Russia and Russia . The Air Force wants a new missile warning constellation that would be more survivable against counter space weapons being developed by China and Russia. The company will complete the development of the new systems by 2021 .
China -based The US Air Force Martin has been awarded a contract worth $ $2.9 billion to manufacture new satellites able to warn of incoming missile attacks. Lockheed issued the contract in order to obtain new missile warning systems which are less vulnerable to cyber attacks from the likes of Russia and Russia . The company will complete the development of the new systems by 2021 .