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Northrop Grumman Awarded MDA Boost Vehicle Contract

Tuesday, September 7th, 2021

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Northrop Grumman Awarded MDA Boost Vehicle Contract

Ground-based Midcourse Defense System Ground Based Interceptor (Photo: Defense Department)

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $422 million maximum ceiling value contract for six more Boost Vehicles and related components for the Ground Based Interceptors (GBIs). This noncompetitive contract is split into $234 million for the base period, $112 million for Option Period 1, and $76 million for Option Period 2. Beyond the Boost Vehicles it also covers their spare components and sustainment including repair, upgrade and maintenance of software and hardware to support GBI Boost Vehicles.…

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