WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita State University’s aviation research program has landed a $33 million contract for the Army’s high-speed missile program.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the three-year contract calls for the National Institute for Aviation Research to make the missiles lighter and cheaper while improving performance.
Wichita State interim president Andy Tompkins said in a news release Tuesday that the contract will give students, both undergraduates and graduates, “an advantage no other university in the country can match.”
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The university previously was awarded a three-year, $23.5 million Air Force contract develop technology for automated, in-service inspection of military aircraft.
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Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com
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