Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit August 25, 1998, 96-1535 (Textron Defense Systems v. Sheila E. Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force)

PLAGER, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a research and development contract funded by the Strategic Defense Initiative Office (“SDIO”) as part of the so-called ‘Star Wars’ anti-ballistic missile defense system. In a decision by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“the Board”) dated May 2, 1996, ASBCA Nos.