Northrop Grumman: DWSS Ahead of Schedule

Northrop Grumman announced Tuesday that construction on the new is several months ahead of schedule.

According to a news release from the company, it's already received the first shipset of Global Positioning System receivers and key flight hardware; it expects "essential propulsion hardware" to be delivered by the end of the year.

"Continued, steady progress of flight hardware deliveries speaks volumes about the work the entire government-industry team has accomplished in recent months," said Linnie Haynesworth, vice president and DWSS program director for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, in the news release. "By keeping our supply base intact, we are advancing the program and delivering the best value."

The company continues to test DWSS components.

The DWSS, which will replace the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, will "provide reliable, high-fidelity, near-real-time information about weather and environmental conditions" to military assets across the world, according to the news release.

The system will also monitor space environmental conditions, according to the company.