The Pentagon's DSC Agency approved the sale of the Poseidons on Thursday 24 March 2016 & notified Congress accordingly. The quoted price is up to $3.2 billion.
Additional contractors on the deal include ViaSat Inc (VSAT.O), Rockwell Collins Inc (COL.N), Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc (SPR.N), Raytheon Co (RTN.N), Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) and Harris Corp (HRS.N) and General Electric Co (GE.N), the agency said.