
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] additional firm-fixed-price modifications to extend their work refining concepts for hypersonic missile defense, called the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), through March 2024. The latest modification again boosts the total value of the companies’ contracts by $29 million to $156 million total for Northrop Grumman and by $18 million to $153 million total for Raytheon. The awards also extend the period of performance from April 28…