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Northrop Grumman and RTX Nab Another Round of Hypersonic Defense Funds For More Concept Refinement

Northrop Grumman and RTX Nab Another Round of Hypersonic Defense Funds For More Concept Refinement
Raytheon Missiles & Defense concept art of a potential ship-based Glide Phase Intercept hypersonic defense system. (Image: Raytheon Technologies)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded both Northrop Grumman [NOC] and RTX [RTX] another $54 million to fund further concept refinement for their hypersonic defense Glide Phase Intercept (GPI) concepts. In 2021, MDA first awarded the companies $19 million to $21 million to develop and refine GPI concepts to help defend U.S. forces from hypersonic missiles (Defense Daily, Nov. 22, 2021). The latest modifications, awarded Nov. 15, awards about $52.5 million to both companies. This raises the total value of…

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