Article Posted on : - Jan 19, 2015

HERNDON, VIRGINIA (BNS): The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract for the support of Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground Subsystems.

Northrop Grumman is the sole award recipient for the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract that is worth $963.5 million, with an initial award value of approximately $4.4 million.

The work will be performed by Northrop Grumman personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Omaha, Nebraska; Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and San Bernardino, California.

Under this five-year contract, Northrop Grumman will provide programme management support, engineering services and emergency response to the US Air Force.

This effort encompasses weapon system analyses, system and subsystems assessment, and technical advisement and assistance to the ICBM Systems Directorate on ground systems-related programs, risk management and mitigation, the Company said.