ATK Selected To Supply Solid Rocket Motor Sets For Missile Defense Program

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MISSILE DEFENSE

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Denver CO (SPX) Nov 10, 2004
Lockheed Martin Tuesday announced it has selected ATK to provide stage two and three solid rocket motor sets for its Boost Vehicle-Plus (BV+) program - an element of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system managed by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.

Lockheed Martin recently held a competition to select a motor supplier following a May decision by Pratt & Whitney to exit that business.

In addition to supplying Orbus-1a motors, ATK also will provide thrust vector control systems to be used on the program. The contract also includes funds for test motors and ground and altitude qualification tests.

ATK will begin motor deliveries in the first quarter of 2006. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

"We anticipate a smooth transition to ATK from Pratt & Whitney. I am confident that BV+ will be a reliable and effective contributor to the nation's first protection from long-range ballistic missile threats," said Linda Reiners, vice president - Missile Defense Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.

"Teams from Lockheed Martin, ATK and Pratt & Whitney have been assembled to successfully transition and deliver the new motors to our customer on time."

The Boeing Company is the prime contractor for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system.

MISSILE DEFENSE

US Plans To Acclerate Deployment Of Aegis Warships For Missile Defense

Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2004
The United States plans to accelerate the deployment of Aegis warships in waters off North Korea to serve as forward radars for a missile defense system that is being readied for operations, a top US general said Tuesday.

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