TRW Awarded $564 Million Missile Defense Contract.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. & COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. & RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2001--TRW Inc. (NYSE:TRW) has been awarded a seven-year, $564 million follow-on contract to develop and deliver Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) products for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Segment (GMDS - formerly National Missile Defense) program by its prime contractor, The Boeing Company.

"The BMC3 element has been a shining star in the GMDS program, as evidenced by the most recent successful flight test in July, and it will continue to evolve with the missile defense architecture," said Dr. Donald C. Winter, president and CEO, TRW Systems. "This new BMC3 contract builds on TRW's strong existing role in missile defense, which includes providing spacecraft, lasers, target launch vehicles, Theater Missile Defense work, and the nation's premier missile defense test facility in Colorado Springs."

Under this new contract, TRW will provide the battle management command and control (BMC2) system, the In-Flight Interceptor Communications System (IFICS), the Communications Node Equipment, the Network/System Manager, and the BMC3 Test Exerciser. Boeing will provide the long-haul communications (the third "C" in BMC3) portion of the total BMC3 system.

"During Integrated Flight Test 6 (IFT 6), the entire BMC3 system - including IFICS and the communications equipment - was again tested in a fully integrated configuration and met all expectations," said Gary Abercrombie, TRW BMC3 program manager. "Under this new contract, TRW will continue developing, integrating, and testing the BMC3 products to prepare them for future deployment." (IFT 6 occurred on July 14, 2001.)

The BMC3 element is considered the brains of the entire GMDS system. It provides a wealth of data - including battle management displays and situation awareness information - that provides commanders with a means to plan, select, and adjust integrated systems to help negate an incoming ballistic missile threat.

TRW has developed more than one million lines of code for the BMC3 element, including pre-prototypes, and is heavily involved in testing both this element and the overall system.

TRW's BMC3 product office is located in Huntsville, Ala., with engineering support offices in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Arlington, Va. TRW Systems is based in Reston, Va.

TRW Background in Missile Defense

In addition to BMC3, TRW participates in several other aspects of missile defense.

These include building the Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite - the eyes of any missile defense system that provides early warning and detection of a hostile launch against the U.S.; TRW is leading a team as one of two final companies competing for the Space Based Infra Red System (SBIRS) Low - the low-Earth orbiting component of the next generation ballistic missile tracking and discrimination system; managing and operating the National Test Facility, the nation's premier test and war gaming facility, where realistic national and theater missile defense simulations are conducted for senior civilian and military leaders; development of the Tactical High Energy Laser, the Airborne Laser, and the Space Based Laser; BMDO contractor for TMD BMC3 Systems Engineering and Integration; participating in the Ground-based Interceptor Alternate Booster Study and the Liquid Rocket Target Launch Vehicle Study.

TRW provides advanced technology products and services for the aerospace, information systems and automotive markets. The company, which is celebrating its 100th year of operation during 2001, had year-end 2000 sales of $17.2 billion. For more information, visit www.trw.com.