MDA Chief Lt. Gen. Heath Collins told lawmakers the sharply accelerated schedule was a result of budget constraints paired with agency confidence in its "in-depth" knowledge of competitors Northrop and Lockheed's designs even before formal design review.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Boeing has won a contract from the Missile Defense Agency worth up to $5 billion for system integration, test, and readiness work for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program.