
The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill AFB, Utah has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $996 million contract for the Mark 21A reentry vehicle (RV) for Northrop Grumman's [NOC] future LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM. The contract "provides for conducting engineering, manufacturing, and design to provide a low technical risk and affordable RV for Sentinel," DoD said in a contract announcement on Oct. 30. "Work will be performed in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and other various locations, and is expected…