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Nuclear Modernization

Navy Awards $454 Million D5 Contract Mod To Draper Lab

Sarah Salem

Monday, December 15th, 2025

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Navy Awards $454 Million D5 Contract Mod To Draper Lab

Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, a naval technical agent, was awarded a $453.9 million contract modification to fund engineering support on the Trident D5 missile guidance subsystem, the Pentagon announced last week. The cost-plus-fixed-fee modification applies to a previously announced and awarded Navy contract to continue engineering and support services for the submarine-launched ballistic missile system. Work is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2028. The Pentagon notice on Dec. 10 said all funds will be obligated at the time…

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