Navy Awards Design West $33.8 Million to Build Missile Launcher Control Panels
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Navy Awards Design West $33.8 Million to Build Missile Launcher Control Panels

The Tustin, California defense contractor won a firm-fixed-price modification to deliver Vertical Launching System motor control panels for U.S. and Netherlands forces by July 2029.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 25, 2026, 2:59 PM ET

TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA — Design West Technologies Inc., a small Southern California defense contractor, won a $33.8 million Navy award to build missile-launcher control hardware for U.S. and allied warships, as announced on war.gov.