Lockheed Beats Northrop for $17 Billion US Interceptor Deal
- Warhead would replace interceptors in Hawaii and California
- Interceptors aim to fend off an attack by North Korea
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Lockheed Martin Corp. beat rival Northrop Grumman Corp. in a $17 billion contest to continue development and eventual production of a new warhead to replace the current ones used on US missile interceptors in California and Alaska, according to the US Missile Defense Agency.
The system in California and Alaska is aimed at fending off an intercontinental ballistic missile fired by an adversary such as North Korea. It isn’t designed to stop waves of missiles that could be fired by China or Russia.