United Defense Wins Ground Based Missile Defense Canister Contract

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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.

MISSILE DEFENSE

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