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 .
US-based Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth $2.9bn to manufacture new satellites able to warn of incoming missile attacks. The US Air Force issued the contract in order to obtain new missile warning systems which are less vulnerable to cyber attacks from the likes of China and Russia. The company will complete the development of the new systems by 2021.