DODOtherDefense & SecurityDecember 30, 2011

THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA), GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE (GMD) DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT (DSC) THE...

$6,466,627,868

AI Summary

This $6.5 billion contract with Boeing funds the development and sustainment of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the only U.S. missile defense system designed to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The GMD system protects the homeland from long-range missile threats.

Key Points

  1. 01Funds the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
  2. 02Awarded to The Boeing Company in Alabama
  3. 03Only U.S. system designed to intercept ICBMs
  4. 04Covers development, fielding, test, and sustainment
  5. 05Contract runs from 2011 through 2025

Award Details

Start Date

Dec 30, 2011

End Date

Dec 31, 2025

Category

Defense & Security

State

AL

Award Type

Other

Quick Summary

Amount
$6.5B
Agency
Department of Defense
Recipient
THE BOEING COMPANY
Type
Other

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