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May 11, 2021 | International, Aerospace

Northrop Grumman awarded $13.3 million for Blackjack payloads

The company is building position, navigation and timing payloads for DARPA's Project Blackjack, a demonstration satellite constellation that will operate in low-Earth orbit.

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/05/10/northrop-grumman-awarded-133-million-for-blackjack-payloads

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