Field narrows for NGI
The latest decision by the Missile Defense Agency guarantees $1.6 billion of funding for the Next Generation Interceptor until FY2022. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
There are two contenders for the Next Generation Interceptor programme — but no place for Ground-based Midcourse Defense system incumbent Boeing.
The Biden administration has given its blessing to the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) missile defence programme, overcoming fears that this initiative — a brainchild of the Trump presidency — would be cancelled.
As a result, the way is open for a contest between Lockheed Martin and a Northrop-Raytheon team to deliver a solution, potentially before the original 2028 deadline.
However, the Pentagon insists on the option to review the programme in FY2023; and the presence of Aerojet Rocketdyne on both teams raised some eyebrows.
After a technical review lasting almost one month, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) unveiled the two contenders
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