Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, will provide propulsion for the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) as part of the Lockheed Martin team, the company said. In a press release Tuesday.
The NGI is being developed by Lockheed Martin and it is the US’ first line of defense against long-range ballistic missile threats from “rogue nations.”
NGI is part of MDA's Ground-based Midcourse Defense system and will provide a new, advanced interceptor.
"Our propulsion technology has powered the nation's missile defense for decades,” Christopher E. Kubasik, Chairperson and CEO of L3Harris said.
“As the industry-leading propulsion provider to all MDA interceptor programs currently in production, our team has the expertise needed to provide this specialty propulsion to defend the homeland from evolving threats,” he was quoted as saying by the company statement.
Once fielded, NGI will be capable of defeating expected threat advances into the 2030s and beyond, the company noted.
