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MDA Plans Sole-Source Contract To Lockheed Martin For Aegis Guam Missile Defense

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MDA Plans Sole-Source Contract To Lockheed Martin For Aegis Guam Missile Defense
As part of the At-Sea-Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise, the U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG- 117) fired two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to engage ballistic missile targets launched from the Hebrides Range on May 26 and 30. The Ignatius is equipped with Aegis Baseline 9 (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans for the initial delivery of the air and missile defense system it is developing for Guam to be delivered by Lockheed Martin [LMT] in 2024 in a sole source contract. The agency published a notice on July 1 that said it intends to award a sole source contract for the Aegis Guam System (AG) via a Request For Information (RFI) barring any alternate sources found, which is highly unlikely. In March, MDA disclosed the…

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