Northrop-Raytheon Team Approved for Next Generation Interceptor Digital Software Factory

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) approved the Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team’s common software factory solution and its associated digital infrastructure following successful testing.

The NGI common software factory is equipped with a set of tools, process workflows, scripts and environments configured to produce software deployable artifacts with minimal human intervention.

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 “We are rapidly maturing our preliminary design in a model-based environment,” said Melissa Morrison-Ellis, Deputy Program Director of Next Generation Interceptor at Raytheon Missiles and Defense. “This digital ecosystem accelerates the software development timeline, ensuring that warfighters are equipped with defensive interceptors that protect the U.S. from the threat of a rogue missile strike.”

The NGI program is an element of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense System (GMD) which is the primary U.S. missile defense system used to defend the country from long-range ballistic missile attacks. Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles & Defense currently provide the interceptor booster, kill vehicle, ground systems, fire control and engagement coordination for the country’s GMD system.