MDA Picks Northrop Grumman For Glide Phase Interceptor

Notional rendering of Northrop Grumman's design for the Glide Phase Interceptor.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
The U.S. and Japan have chosen Northrop Grumman to continue development of a new long-range hypersonic defense system known as the glide phase interceptor (GPI), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced Sept. 25. The two nations are developing the GPI to provide an additional glide-phase layer of...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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