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Missile Defense

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

Thursday, November 16th, 2023

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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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