Glide Phase Interceptor for hypersonic defense about to enter ‘hardware phase’: MDA director
"We're ready to transition over to technology development," MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill told the Center for Strategic and International Studies today.
"We're ready to transition over to technology development," MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill told the Center for Strategic and International Studies today.
The Missile Defense Agency's request for funds above the 2023 budget for the Glide Phase Interceptor will go towards reducing risks for critical technologies, including seekers, propulsion systems and thermal protection, says Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill.
The milestone follows a series of 2020 setbacks due largely to the coronavirus pandemic.
The new capability should add flexibility to the Ground Based Interceptor.
"We're gonna down-select ... later in the year. Then I have to worry about future budgets, and so that's what's really going to throttle" the number of contractors, says MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill.