Space Force taps Northrop Grumman for anti-jam satellite prototype

TL;DR
The Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to build an Enhanced PTS-P prototype satellite to validate anti-jam and cyber-resilient Protected Military Satellite Communications, using the ESPAStar-HP bus; launch is scheduled no earlier than 2030 and the demonstrations will inform future protected-satcom procurements.
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