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United Defense Wins Ground Based Missile Defense Canister Contract
Minneapolis - Feb 20, 2004 United Defense Industries, Inc. has been awarded a contract for the refurbishment of existing canisters and production of new canisters for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system. The total value of the contract, awarded by Boeing is approximately $ 2.1 million if all options are exercised. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system, a key component of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense, has a primary objective to develop and demonstrate an integrated system capable of countering known and expected long-range ballistic missile threats. The canister supports the missile subsystem which will be fired from ground based locations at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Boeing Company is the Missile Defense Agency's prime contractor for Ground-Based Midcourse Defense. "We won this competition due to our broad experience in Navy missile launching system design and production," said Keith Howe, Vice President and General Manager of United Defense's Armament Systems Division. "This award extends our market presence into ground based missile systems." Work is expected to begin immediately and is scheduled to continue through the end of 2005. Production work will be centered at the United Defense facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota, with program management and engineering staff located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links United Defense SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Missile Defense Program Moves Forward
Washington DC (AFPS) Jan 12, 2006The Missile Defense Agency continues to move forward in its efforts to protect the nation against a ballistic missile attack. The eighth ground-based interceptor missile was lowered into its underground silo at Fort Greely, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2005. |
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