UPDATE 1-BAE, Northrop, SAIC, others in $3.04 bln U.S. defense contract

(Adds Raytheon)

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A group of companies includingsubsidiaries of BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Corp, Science Applications International Corp,Teledyne Technologies Inc and KBR Inc will sharein a $3.04 billion missile defense contract, the Pentagon saidon Thursday.

The order-dependent contract is for a "research anddevelopment effort for the design, development, demonstration,and integration, domain-one of space/high altitude and missiledefense hardware and software solutions," the Pentagon said in astatement.

Other participants include privately held Dynetics Inc,Raytheon Co and QWK Integrated Solutions LLC, which is ajoint venture owned by a KBR subsidiary, Kratos Defense andSecurity Solutions Inc and privately owned Vencore Inc. (Reporting by Eric Walsh)