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Northrop Grumman To Build NGI’s Test Target

Northrop Grumman To Build NGI’s Test Target
Northrop Grumman’s Modified Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicle-11 (MBRV-11) with a new front-end to be integrated onto intermediate range ballistic missile and intercontinental ballistic missile targets, emulating sophisticated threats the Next Generation Interceptor is designed to defeat in missile defense test demonstrations. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

While Northrop Grumman [NOC] is not building the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), it said Thursday it has been cleared to build NGI’s mock target, called the MBRV-11. The company describes the Modified Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicle-11 (MBRV-11) as having a new front-end with a baseline vehicle design and four optional enhancement kits to represent varying capabilities to help test the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) future NGI. MBRV-11 is set to be integrated onto Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) and Intercontinental Ballistic…

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