Northrop gets $30M contract for 'space fence' development - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The new Space Fence is part ofthe U.S. Department of Defense' effort to continually tracmk and detect objects such as space debries and satellites in low and medium earth Space Fence will replace the current VHF Air Force Spacd Surveillance System builtin 1961. "The new Space Fenc system will provide better accuracy and faster detectionb while allowing us to increas e the number of satellites and other spaces objects that can be detectedand tracked, thus avoiding collisiomn and damage to other satellites," Rich director of special projectsz at Northrop Grumman's Advanced Concepts and Technology said in a statement.
Australia is a candidate for the first Space Fence Two additional sites in other parts of the world are alsounder consideration. Los Angeles-basecd Northrop (NYSE: NOC) is a defens e and technology company.