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L-3 Coleman Aerospace Tapped For MDA’s Medium Range Ballistic Missile Targets

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

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L-3 Coleman Aerospace Tapped For MDA’s Medium Range Ballistic Missile Targets

Missile-Target Interception Photo: MDA

L-3 Communications [LLL] Tuesday said its Coleman Aerospace business has been awarded a new five year contract with options valued at more than $400 million from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to provide Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target vehicles for use in tests of missile defense systems. The initial value of the award is approximately $73 million for the targets that are an essential part of MDA’s test plans to verify the effectiveness of its missile defense systems. Steve Kantor,…

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