Hill: NGI Has Flexibility In Development Cycle, Replaces Whole Interceptor

March 11, 2020

Defense Daily:

The head of the Missile Defense Agency last week said the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program will have flexibility in its development cycle and emphasized it will replace the entire Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI), not just the kill vehicle.

Speaking at the annual McAleese defense programs conference March 4, Vice Adm. Jon Hill said the way they are planning to make the best NGI is to ensure there is flexibility in the contract throughout the development cycle “to where if the threat does a wild shift we can adjust to that while we’re in development.”

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