WASHINGTON – The US Air Force has suspended the funding for Boeing’s $349million bid to develop ballistic missiles, *The Washington Post* reported.
The newspaper quoted a Pentagon spokesperson as saying the move, however,doesn’t signify that the contract has been cancelled altogether.
Reacting to the development, a Boeing representative said that the companywas disappointed with the service’s move, recalling that the manufacturerhad adhered to all the deadlines and had been receiving positiveperformance feedback from the Air Force.
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The halt in the funding for Boeing could give a boost to Northrop Grummanto develop projectileslink.In 2017, Boeing and Northrop Grumman each won individual contracts worthmore than $677 million combined to develop the next generationnuclear-armed missile, Sputnik has reported.
