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Northrop Grumman Eyes GMD Work As STSS Prepares To Enter Testing

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Monday, March 29th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic Northrop Grumman [NOC] executives last week reaffirmed plans to bid for a Pentagon contract for sustainment of the country's silo-based missile defense system and said they are actively seeking potential subcontractors ahead of an expected June release of a final bid solicitation. "Northrop Grumman is bringing together the capabilities to meet development, testing, training, operations, support and sustainment challenges" of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system, John Clay, the company's vice president for missile systems, told reporters in…

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