United States, March 23 -- Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory (USU/SDL), Logan, Utah, has been awarded a $414,000,000 contract modification to a previously awarded sole-source University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for technical and analytical support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). MDA must provide a highly integrated and effective Missile Defense System to defend the homeland, regional interests, allies, and deployed forces against ballistic missile threats of all ranges and in all phases of flight. MDA requires continued access to the unique and specialized knowledge, expertise, and often proprietary data resident with USU/SDL for the development of complex and highly technical systems engineering and integration ...