FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BURBANK, CA, USA - September 26, 2017 - Universal Switching Corporation (uswi.com), a global manufacturer of signal switching and distribution products, announced that it was selected by Lockheed Martin Space Systems to supply equipment as a critical component to the SBIRS Block 10 (US) Air Force satellite ground control program. The SBIRS is the Space Based Infrared System designed to support the defense and intelligence communities, and provide global surveillance capabilities in four key mission areas: missile defense, missile warning, technical intelligence, and battlespace awareness. SBIRS is made up of numerous satellites and payloads in geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) and highly elliptical orbit (HEO), as well as ground-based hardware and software. The SBIRS satellites and sensors are designed as a follow-on capability to the Defense Support Program (DSP) with greater flexibility and sensitivity, in addition to the ability to detect short- and mid-wave infrared signals.

Universal Switching Corporation has delivered their data and RF products for SBIRS in support of this critical national asset. Sources say that with the Block 10 upgrade, the mission-critical data supplied by SBIRS is now being managed from a single ground control station, which is not only cost-efficient, but also more effective in providing our Air Force operators with the ability to characterize threats and quickly provide that information to military commanders deployed around the globe.

 

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