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Home» News»MDA taps Raytheon to continue developing counter-hypersonic missile
MDA selects Raytheon to develop counter-hypersonic interceptor
Raytheon Missiles & Defense's artistic rendering of a GPI conceptual design.

MDA taps Raytheon to continue developing counter-hypersonic missile

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, to continue to develop a first-of-its-kind counter-hypersonic missile, the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI).

Naval News Staff 25 Jun 2022

Glide Phase Interceptor will defend against advanced hypersonic threats.

Raytheon press release

GPI is designed to intercept hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight, providing the U.S. and allies with an additional layer of defense against regional hypersonic missile threats.

This firm fixed price Other Transaction Agreement modification, valued at $41 million, increases the total value to $62 million and allows Raytheon Missiles & Defense to continue maturing its GPI design using advanced materials and technology required to intercept a hypersonic threat. This phase will also finalize systems requirements and support accelerated development timelines.

“Our GPI is built on proven missile defense technology as its foundation. By using digital engineering and leveraging high technology readiness level components and subsystems already in use across Standard Missile and hypersonic programs, we can quickly advance the creation of this new interceptor.”


Tay Fitzgerald, president of Strategic Missile Defense at Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Raytheon Missiles & Defense is leveraging mature technologies from across the current portfolio to create efficiencies, reduce qualification time and demonstrate the GPI capability as quickly as possible.

Raytheon Technologies’ missile defense portfolio combines sensors, interceptors and command and control networks to track and defeat a wide range of threats. With more than 50 years of combat proven interceptor development, integration, and production experience, the company is responsible for portions of nearly every air and missile defense system deployed by the U.S. and its allies. By evolving its missile interceptors, directed energy and cyber technologies, Raytheon Technologies is advancing counter-hypersonic solutions.

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Naval News comments:

Raytheon was initially selected by the MDA as one of the companies to develop and test the GPI back in November 2021. GPI will be integrated into the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Weapon System, a ship- and shore-based defense system.

Raytheon Missiles Defense GPI
Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s artistic rendering of a GPI conceptual design.
Glide Phase Interceptor Hypersonics MIssile Defense Agency Raytheon 2022-06-25
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