WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) announced
on Monday that its Mission Technologies division has been awarded a contract
worth $79 million.

The contract is aimed at supporting the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) mission
to develop, test, and field a missile defense system that will safeguard the
United States and its allies against enemy ballistic missile attacks.

As part of the agreement, the HII-led team will provide MDA leadership with
strategic, technical, programmatic, operational, policy, and organizational
support concerning the integrated, layered missile defense system.

Additionally, the team will offer engineering and technical assistance,
management, and professional services, and will conduct studies, analyses, and
evaluations.

The contract's performance period is set for seven years, with a two-year base.



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