Several hosted payloads, including as an X-Band payload for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and a Ka-Band payload for Inmarsat, will be carried by the ASBM satellites. In addition, two Extremely High-Frequency eXtended Data Rate (EHF XDR) payloads for the Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) will be given to the U.S. Air Force by Northrop Grumman last year for integration aboard the spacecraft. The North Polar Region's safe and uninterrupted communications will be enhanced by the technologies. Furthermore, crucial ground infrastructure for EPS-R was chosen to be provided by Northrop Grumman.