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Northrop Grumman Leads NGI Bid With Raytheon, Will Use RKV Lessons

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Northrop Grumman Leads NGI Bid With Raytheon, Will Use RKV Lessons
A Missile Defense Agency Ground-Based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. as part of Flight Test Ground-Based Interceptor (FTG)-15. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] will serve as prime contractor in a partnership with Raytheon Technologies [RTX] as they bid for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). The companies announced the joint effort last this week. They noted together they already produce the interceptor booster, kill vehicle, ground systems, fire control and engagement coordination for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system (Defense Daily, May 4). NGI is the MDA’s replacement for the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV), which was canceled…

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