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Boeing Claims Northrop Rejected Potential Partnership on GBSD Program

By Vivienne Machi

Friday, September 13th, 2019

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Boeing Claims Northrop Rejected Potential Partnership on GBSD Program

Minuteman III missile

After several weeks of speculation that the two developers for the Air Force’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile system could work together on a path forward, the companies appear to be at a crossroads. Northrop Grumman [NOC] has reportedly rejected Boeing’s [BA] offer to partner up to develop the Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, Boeing said in a Sept. 13 statement. “In our discussions to date, Northrop Grumman has expressed that they are not interested in partnering with Boeing…

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