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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)

Hill Touts GBI Life Extension While Waiting For NGI

BY Rich Abott// May 19th, 2021

The head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) argued service life extension program (SLEP) work on current Ground Based Interceptors (GBIs) in the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system will help […]

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Two Ground-Based Interceptors (GBI) launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on March 25, 2019, in the first salvo test of an ICBM target. The GBIs successfully intercepted a target launched from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

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MDA Head Says NGI Competition Will Quicken Fielding

BY Rich Abott// May 13th, 2021

The director of the Missile Defense Agency said the competition between two teams working on the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) is expected to accelerate the fielding of the new missile […]

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MDA Looks To Split GMD Management Contract Into Five Parts

BY Rich Abott// April 21st, 2021

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is aiming to split the existing Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system development and sustainment contract (DSC) into five separate contracts in an effort called GM […]

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MDA Chooses Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman For NGI Over Incumbent Boeing

BY Rich Abott// March 23rd, 2021

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Tuesday chose industry teams led by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] for initial technology development and risk reduction contracts for the Next Generation […]

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Lockheed Martin Partners With Aerojet Rocketdyne In NGI Competition

BY Rich Abott// October 16th, 2020

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it is teaming up with Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] in the competition for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense […]

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Boeing Partners With General Atomics And Aerojet Rocketdyne In NGI Bid

BY Rich Abott// September 24th, 2020

Boeing [BA] said Thursday it is teaming up with General Atomics and Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] in its bid for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) […]

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Lockheed Martin Enters NGI Competition

BY Rich Abott// August 4th, 2020

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday it has put in a bid to compete for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) missile defense program and is working to avoid the pitfalls of […]

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GAO Finds MDA Had Numerous Warnings About RKV Issues, Costs Tripled

BY Rich Abott// July 23rd, 2020

According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) was warned numerous times about problems with the now-canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program as costs […]

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Boeing Nabs $150 Million Mod For GMD Interceptor Boost Vehicles

BY Rich Abott// July 15th, 2020

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Boeing [BA] a $150 million undefinitized contract modification on July 10 for its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) development and sustainment contract (DSC) to maintain […]

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Senate Authorizers Push For Interim GBI

BY Rich Abott// June 24th, 2020

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the FY ’21 defense authorization bill pushes the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop and produce an interim Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) by 2026. […]

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