Air Force gets assistance with space ops

Northrop Grumman Information Technology will support Air Force space control capabilities under a $12.6 million contract.

The company will assist the Air Force in developing and refining the information architecture used to control offensive and defensive operations in space, Defense Department officials announced May 1.

The contractor will also help with efforts to enhance space situational awareness and command and control capabilities, DOD officials said.

Northrop Grumman IT, of McLean, Va., is a unit of Northrop Grumman Corp., of Los Angeles.