The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $98.7 million contract to complete the full-rate production phase of the ICBM Guidance Replacement Program (GRP). This award capped a year of major achievements by the Northrop Grumman ICBM Prime Integration contract team to modernize and keep viable the nation's land-based strategic deterrent.
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The GRP program is a key modernization effort aimed at upgrading the guidance system electronics in the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to extend the missile's service life through 2020. Today's final production option was exercised by the Air Force 526th ICBM Systems Wing at Hill Air Force Base,
In addition to GRP, Northrop Grumman has successfully completed several major ICBM milestones this year, ranging from testing advanced propulsion systems to replacing reentry vehicles to deploying new environmental control systems for the missile. In addition, the company has booked more than $819 million in total contract awards on the ICBM Prime Integration program for 2006.
"The ICBM modernization effort continues to meet commitments and is delivering to the Air Force a strong, safe and viable land-based strategic deterrent," said John Clay, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman ICBM Prime Integration Contract.
