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Northrop Grumman Passes NGI Preliminary Review, Sees Critical Review By Spring 2025

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

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Northrop Grumman Passes NGI Preliminary Review, Sees Critical Review By Spring 2025

Graphic representation of Northrop Grumman's bid for the MDA next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. (Image: Northrop Grumman)

This week Northrop Grumman revealed its bid for the next homeland missile defense interceptor recently completed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and expects to pass the Critical Design Review (CDR) in a little over a year. Since 2021, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has been working with two teams, led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], to develop independent Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) options for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System (Defense Daily, March 21, 2021). Northrop Grumman said…

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