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L3Harris To Provide Propulsion For Northrop GPI

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

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L3Harris To Provide Propulsion For Northrop GPI

Artist concept of Northrop Grumman’s Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) concept for the Missile Defense Agency (Image: Northrop Grumman)

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] recently said it will provide hypersonic missile defense prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] with two solid rocket motors to the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI). Last week, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced it chose Northrop Grumman over RTX [RTX] to proceed with developing the GPI concept (Defense Daily, Sept. 25). GPI aims to intercept hypersonic weapons during the glide phase, when they fly through the edge of the atmosphere. MDA previously said Standard Missile-6 missiles have some…

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