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Air Force

Minuteman Test Confirms Northrop Grumman’s Fuzing Assembly Refurbishment Process, Company Says

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

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The Air Force’s successful November test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) confirmed Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] MK21 arming and fuzing assembly refurbishment processes were successfully implemented, the company said. The launch was the first test of Minuteman III’s refurbished MK21 arming and fuzing assembly, according to a company statement. Northrop Grumman Vice President and Program Manager for ICBM Systems Tony Spehar said yesterday in an email this is important because the assembly provides storage of data…

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