
The Missile Defense Agency on June 24 awarded both Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] $31 million modifications to have both companies further develop and refine concept work on hypersonic defense systems. Last year, MDA awarded Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin [LMT] contracts worth $19 million to $21 million each to further develop and refine their concept designs for a hypersonic missile defense interceptor (Defense Daily, Nov. 22, 2021). At the time, MDA Sea-based Weapon Systems Program Executive…