{"id":42115,"date":"2020-04-24T18:37:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T18:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/24\/pentagon-releases-request-for-proposals-on-next-generation-interceptor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:33:25","slug":"pentagon-releases-request-for-proposals-on-next-generation-interceptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2020\/04\/24\/pentagon-releases-request-for-proposals-on-next-generation-interceptor\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon releases request for proposals on Next Generation Interceptor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The fight to build America\u2019s next missile interceptor has officially begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Missile Defense Agency on Friday released its request for proposal<\/a> for its Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI). The RFP aims to downselect to two companies who will then compete for the right to build the interceptor, which will form the core of America\u2019s homeland missile defense going forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposals are due July 31, but the MDA notes that there may be some give in that schedule due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency requested $664.1 million in fiscal year 2021 for the NGI program, as part of a $4.9 billion five-year budget plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Wright, a spokesman for MDA, called the RFP \u201ca vital step forward in designing, developing, and fielding the finest capabilities of both the DoD and American industry for the extraordinarily important purpose of defending the American homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t