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Air Force

Orbital ATK Wins $790 Million Contract For ICBM Propulsion Subsystem Support

Thursday, November 5th, 2015

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The Air Force awarded Orbital ATK [OA] a contract worth over $720 million for intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) propulsion subsystem support, the service said Thursday.The cost-plus-fixed-fee, maximum ceiling contract is to provide sustaining engineering support and program management support services for the ICBM propulsion subsystem. The award is the result of a competitive acquisition with three offers received.The contract’s main focus is to ensure that any modifications or changes to the propulsion subsystem will maintain and improve system-level performance, the…

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