HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) Next Generation Interceptor team completed its All-Up Round (AUR) Preliminary Design Review (PDR), in partnership with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on January 26. Meeting the demands of the mission, the Northrop Grumman Next Generation Interceptor team continues to accelerate the progress on deploying a critical homeland defense capability to the U.S. warfighter.
Northrop Grumman's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team completed its Preliminary Design Review one year earlier than the original contract date. (Credit: Northrop Grumman)
- The PDR established the technical approach for the full integration of Northrop Grumman's interceptor design across all its subsystems to move into more advanced phases of development.
- A key requirement of this milestone is demonstrating that the design would maintain full capability while surviving challenging environments.
- The Northrop Grumman team provided on-site interactive demonstrators for review by MDA, including a full-scale solid rocket motor, avionics, and other test hardware. The Next Generation Interceptor team's strategic partner Raytheon, an RTX business, provided ...