Ohio-based rare earths company, REalloys, has been awarded a $1.7 million contract by the Department of Defense (DOD) to design a processing facility for metals used to make magnets for weapons and electronics. The contract is part of a larger effort by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which buys a range of goods for the military. Realloys will be required to develop engineering schematics for a modular version of the facility.