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Interocean Awarded Platform Contract For SBX-1 Radar

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Monday, November 21st, 2011

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Interocean American Shipbuilding has been awarded a $28.2-million contract for the operation and maintenance of a platform to host the Sea-Based X-Band (SBX-1) radar, the Pentagon said recently. The platform will in based in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System (GMD) for long-range missile defense. The SBX-1 is designed to provide ballistic missile-tracking information to the GMD. The contract includes four one-year options ad if all are exercised the total contract amount could reach $165.2…

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