Missile Defense Agency to Select Single Vendor for Hypersonic Interceptor Development

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to select a single vendor by the end of 2024 to develop an interceptor capable of destroying hypersonic weapons during their glide phase. This decision, driven by budget constraints under the Fiscal Responsibility Act, has led the MDA to halt production of the SM-3 Block 1B and expedite the down-selection process, choosing between Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman, who were awarded contracts in June 2022 for developing the Glide...