Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed assembly and testing of its Protected Tactical Satcom Rapid Prototype (PTS-P) payload and delivered it to the company’s facility in Gilbert, Arizona, where it will be integrated with an <a href="https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/espastar">ESPAStar-HP bus</a> and next-generation digital processing subsystem. Built in partnership with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, the company’s PTS <a href="https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/protected-military-satellite-communications">rapid prototype</a> delivers a modular, flexible and scalable system that offers a path toward fielding a next-generation anti-jam, <a href="https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/arctic-satellite-broadband-mission/critical-connection">protected tactical satellite communications</a> architecture. Northrop Grumman’s system provides a tailor-made dependable communications pathway for each user capable of fighting through adversaries’ attempts to disrupt connections.

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Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed assembly and testing of its Protected Tactical Satcom Rapid Prototype (PTS-P) payload and delivered it to the company’s facility in Gilbert, Arizona, where it will be integrated with an ESPAStar-HP bus and next-generation digital processing subsystem. 

Northrop Grumman’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Rapid Prototype Payload Assembled, Begins Space Vehicle Integration

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