Lockheed Martin's newly upgraded Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) ground system received sign-off from the U.S. Air Force, enhancing the constellation's ability to deliver infrared data that is critical to early missile warning and defense, the defense company stated on Dec. 6, 2016.
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An artistic rendering of Lockheed's SBIRS satellite
(Credit: Lockheed Martin)
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