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Griffin: Four Bids Expected for Next-Gen Interceptor Program

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, March 11th, 2020

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Griffin: Four Bids Expected for Next-Gen Interceptor Program

A Missile Defense Agency Ground-Based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. as part of Flight Test Ground-Based Interceptor (FTG)-15. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin expects four companies to submit bids for the Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI) program that replaces the canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program, he told lawmakers March 11. In response to a line of questioning from Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Griffin shared that he expects the department to evaluate four submissions after releasing a request for proposals later this month. “One of the contractors who will be proposing will be the prior contractor,…

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