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MDA To Decide On NGI Production Number In 2024, May Replace Older GBIs

MDA To Decide On NGI Production Number In 2024, May Replace Older GBIs
Two Ground-Based Interceptors (GBI) launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on March 25, 2019, in the first salvo test of an ICBM target. The GBIs successfully intercepted a target launched from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently said in 2024 the Defense Department will decide exactly how many new Next Generation Interceptor (NMI) U.S.-based missile defense interceptors it will buy, potentially going past a planned 20 to also replace older current interceptor missiles. “Our plan is to reach a decision in production around the [2024]. When you get to the preliminary design review and start thinking about production, there are options there because we do have the missile…

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