MCLEAN, Va., March 21 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a $96 million follow-on contract by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
The contract deals with MDA's Missile Defense Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications.
Northrop Grumman received the contract as one of five major defense contractors on the Missile Defense National Team to continue development, operations and sustaining work on the program.
The C2BMC program is seen as a crucial component of the U.S. ballistic missile defense strategy and is being designed to interconnect and integrate all the various elements of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system, the company said.
C2BMC is being designed to assist integrated ballistic missile defense by linking sensors, maximizing the agency's ability to detect and track threats. It also integrates ballistic missile defense capabilities by using global sensor and data networks and space-based intelligence assets.
Given the likelihood of possible simultaneous missile launches, a key C2BMC component is the system's ability to engage multiple threats.
