Hill Air Force Base's future has been bolstered by a $15.1 million award to Boeing's Defense and Space Group operations, Sen. Orrin Hatch says.
Hatch, R-Utah, said last week that $10.5 million of the award to Boeing's intercontinental ballistic missile headquarters at Hill will be spent in Utah for engineering and other support work related to the Minuteman and Peacekeeper programs."We should not forget the important work at Hill to comply with START agreements in reconfiguring our ICBM fleet," Hatch said. "Boeing is one of eight major defense contractors collectively employing nearly 800 people (who) support ICBM activities there.
"Boeing equipment is found in the silo launch facilities, and includes trainers for missile crews."
Earlier this year, Hatch learned of an $84 million ICBM-modernization contract award to northern Utah's Thiokol. In May, the Air Force told him Hill was targeted for storage of Peacekeeper equipment removed from active service.
The senator said the new projects also should benefit the Utah State University and Weber State University.