Cost of Northrop Satellite System to Grow
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The cost of a Northrop Grumman Corp. weather satellite program is expected to grow by 25%, triggering a congressionally mandated review of alternatives, a defense analyst and a source familiar with the program said.
The Pentagon will formally notify Congress soon about the expected cost overrun in the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, said defense analyst Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute and the source, who asked not to be named.
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