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Missile Defence National Team awarded C2BMC contract

Issue No. 3 | February 01-15, 2012

Lockheed Martin, as prime contractor leading a consortium of five major defence contractors, has been awarded a follow-on contract with an estimated value of $980 million to continue work on the command, control, battle management and communications programme for the Missile Defense Agency. The contractors, known as the Missile Defense National Team, will continue development, operations and sustainment work.

The C2BMC programme is the “integrating element” for the Ballistic Missile Defense System and links the various sensors and weapon systems. The system is the force multiplier providing capabilities to integrate and globally synchronise missile defence systems and operations, providing an optimised, layered defence against all ranges of threats and in all phases of flight. The majority of the work is conducted in Arlington, Virginia Huntsville; Alabama, and Colorado Springs, Colorado.