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Bechtel, Kratos, Get Spots on Northrop Grumman’s GBSD Team

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

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Bechtel, Kratos, Get Spots on Northrop Grumman’s GBSD Team

Minuteman III missile

Northrop Grumman [NOC] tapped Bechtel National and Kratos Defense and Security Solutions to provide construction services and specialized transportation equipment for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile program the aerospace giant hopes to win this summer. Northrop Grumman is the only bidder for the estimated $25 billion engineering and manufacturing development contract to build and deploy GBSD missiles. Boeing [BA], the only other eligible bidder, pulled out of the competition in July. GBSD is the planned successor…

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