Under the agreement, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin will design a new prototype for the Next Generation Interceptor and undertake trials of the missile system to observe and mitigate technical risk within the missile systems.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Stacy Cummings welcomed the agreement.

“Today’s awards are an important step in modernizing our Missile Defense System,” she said.

“NGI plays an important role in our homeland defense, and our acquisition strategy is ensuring the department maximises innovation to keep pace with rapidly advancing threats.”

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Liam Garman

Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media

Liam began his career as a speech writer at New South Wales Parliament before working for world leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Strategy and Security with Excellence from UNSW Canberra, with a thesis on post-truth, postmodernism and disinformation operations.

 

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