The Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation Information Systems sector the Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment (EPS CAPS) contract. EPS CAPS provides space-enabled, secure communications capabilities to polar users in support of national objectives. It provides telemetry and control, mission planning and crypto planning for the EPS payload.

The work to be performed is EPS systems engineering integration and test support, CAPS design and development of hardware and software, deployment and interim contractor support.