With a Massive Next-Gen Interceptor, America's Missile Defense Has Entered a New Era
The Pentagon's latest project promises unparalleled protection from aerial threats.
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The Pentagon's latest project promises unparalleled protection from aerial threats.
Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) proposal has completed its digital all-up-round preliminary design review (PDR).
"Numbers matter, as does interceptor quality, but a mix of GBIs and NGIs alone does not provide a comprehensive approach to missile defense," write a trio of retired general officers. "We need to deploy our quality and quantity in a layered defense construct."
US company Northrop Grumman was awarded $3.29 billion to develop a missile defense system for the US defense system.
The United States needs to deploy its Next Generation Interceptor by 2028 or sooner to keep pace with North Korea’s accelerating ballistic missile program, most recently demonstrated in Pyongyang’s successful test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck told the Senate Armed Services Committee. While saying he was “comfortable with where […]