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Northrop Grumman To Conduct Early-Intercept Work For MDA

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Monday, November 23rd, 2009

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By Marina Malenic The Missile Defense Agency has ordered some additional early-intercept demonstration experiments from Northrop Grumman [NOC] that will put to use technologies developed for the company's recently terminated Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) effort. According to Northrop Grumman, the work is being funded by a three-month task order valued at $4.7 million. It was issued on Sept. 29 under the contract the company holds for the Joint National Integration Center Research and Development program. "The Early Intercept effort aims…

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