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GD and Raytheon Win $502 Million Contract To Operate Pacific Missile Defense Test Site

Monday, February 25th, 2019

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GD and Raytheon Win $502 Million Contract To Operate Pacific Missile Defense Test Site

Sensors at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) at Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. (Photo: U.S. Army)

A joint venture by General Dynamics [GD] Information Technology (GDIT) and Raytheon [RTN], Range Generation Next (RGNext), won a $502 million award to operate the Army’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Kwajelin Atoll for 10 years. The contract was awarded in September, but on Monday the companies revealed more details about the contract work. Under the award, RGNext will maintain the test site’s launch and safety systems to manage space vehicles, ballistic missile launches, and missile…

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