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U.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Possible $1.6 Billion for Minuteman III Guidance Repair

Frank Wolfe

Friday, September 17th, 2021

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U.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Possible $1.6 Billion for Minuteman III Guidance Repair

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test on Aug. 11 2021 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill AFB, Utah, on Sept. 17 awarded Boeing [BA] a contract potentially worth more than $1.6 billion through 2039 for guidance repair of the company's 400 Minuteman IIIs. "This contract will repair the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) missile guidance set," per a DoD contract announcement on Sept. 17. "Work will be performed in Newark, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 27, 2039." DoD said that it obligated…

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