Wichita State lands $33M contract for Army missile program

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.”