The Pentagon needs a fresh look at the Missile Defense Agency’s effort to acquire a new glide-phase interceptor (GPI) that could shoot down adversaries’ hypersonic weapons, a government watchdog is ...

Under pressure to develop new capabilities for countering adversaries’ hypersonic weapons, the head of the Missile Defense Agency said he isn’t ready to commit to a timeline for delivering a new glide ...

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, one of the branches of Raytheon Technologies, has always been at the forefront of cutting-edge weapon systems development, and now it will also be known as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A notional rendering of a Glide Phase Interceptor capable of defeating hypersonic threats. (Courtesy of Northrop Grumman) The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Japan are exploring a partnership to develop a hypersonic missile defense capability as the Pentagon ...

Northrop Grumman beat out Raytheon for next stage of the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) weapon with the deal described as marking “a turning point for hypersonic glide phase defence”. The US Missile ...

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Japan and the US will aim to strengthen regional deterrence while enhancing long-standing missile defence cooperation through developing a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI). The US DoD and Japan’s MoD ...

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on 19 November announced the award of Other Transactional (OT) Agreements to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missiles and Defense for the completion ...

The Aegis-class destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) launches an SM-3 Block IA during exercise ‘Stellar Avenger'. (US Navy) The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected Northrop Grumman as the prime ...

A legal challenge could force a re-do of a next-generation missile defense award – with millions of dollars potentially flowing into Huntsville. Raytheon Co., a division of RTX, claims in a federal ...