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Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $40 Million ICBM Transporter Contract

Friday, November 9th, 2012

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The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $39.7 million contract to design, develop, test and qualify a replacement payload transporter system (PTS) for the U.S. ICBM weapon system, according to a company statement. Northrop Grumman said the program will provide a replacement for the existing payload transporter that is nearing the end of its design life. Company spokesman Bryce McDevitt said Monday the current payload transporter is the Minuteman Payload Transporter, Type III (PT III). McDevitt said Mandall Barrier…

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