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Missile Defense

X-Bow Planning Flight Test Of Low Cost Interceptor For MDA In Early 2028

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 19th, 2026

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X-Bow Planning Flight Test Of Low Cost Interceptor For MDA In Early 2028

Static test of a sub-scale SRM design for X-Bow’s MDA interceptor. Image: X-Bow Systems

X-Bow Systems this week said it will flight test a low-cost interceptor (LCI) in the first quarter of 2028 under a recent award from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to demonstrate the company’s solid rocket motor (SRM) technology. MDA on July 9 awarded the $11 million fixed-price contract as a competitive follow-on Phase II Small Business Innovative Research award focused on developing and demonstrating a “high-performance” SRM as part of the agency’s Rapid Response Small Launcher Technology program to “address…

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