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Boeing, Northrop Grumman Announce Additional GMD Partners

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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday announced their comprehensive partner team to compete for the Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) development and sustainment contract. "Boeing is proud to have partnered with the Missile Defense Agency as prime contractor of GMD for more than a decade, working with more than 170 companies to make GMD an operational reality," said Greg Hyslop, vice president and general manager of Boeing Strategic Missile and Defense Systems. "Our unmatched…

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