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Northrop Grumman Interested In Competing For Missile Defense Work

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Monday, December 7th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] Dec. 3 expressed its continued interest in the potential five- to 10-year, $600 million, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) competitive acquisition for development and sustainment for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system and associated support facilities. In a statement, John Clay, vice president of Missile Systems for the Aerospace System's segment, said: "Northrop Grumman is well-suited to support this large-scale, major weapon system. We reaffirm our interest in competing for the single contract as announced…

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