Orbital Nabs $1.1 Billion Missile Target Contract

摘要

Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., won a contract potentially worth $1.1 billion over seven years to provide intermediate-range target missiles for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Defense Department announced March 8. Orbital will be responsible for manufacturing, storing and maintaining the target missiles as well as preparing them for launch and conducting post-launch analysis, the announcement said. Honeywell International of Morristown, N.J., and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) Aerospace Systems of Magna, Utah, are subcontractors on the fixed-price incentive-fee contract.