NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR: THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO UPGRADE THE SPACE AWARENESS AND GLOBAL EXPLOITATION (SAGE)
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION — SBIR award from Department of Defense.
SBIR award competitive context
- Public SBIR obligation from Department of Defense to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Use agency + tech-domain links below to map the broader competitive field.
- At $3,185,512, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite, C4ISR. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Northrop Grumman is upgrading the SAGE sensor suite to handle and combine new data streams from SBIRS satellites in highly elliptical and geosynchronous orbits. The work improves space awareness by fusing infrared sensor information for better global monitoring.
- Amount
- $3,185,512
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Contract Management Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR
- NAICS
- 541330 · ENGINEERING SERVICES
- Place of performance
- MD
- Period
- 2018-06-26 → 2021-05-31
Technology domains
Description
THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO UPGRADE THE SPACE AWARENESS AND GLOBAL EXPLOITATION (SAGE) SENSOR SUITE TO INGEST AND FUSE DATA PRODUCED BY SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) HIGHLY ELLIPTICAL ORBIT (HEO)-4 AND GEOSYNCHRONOUS EARTH ORBIT (GEO)-3 (FLIGHT 4).