Next Generation Interceptor Stage 2 motor completes successful test

Next Generation Interceptor missile defense Lockheed Martin L3Harris Technologies rocket motor test

Lockheed Martin and L3Harris Technologies have successfully completed a static-fire test of the Stage 2 rocket motor for the Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program.

The test was conducted in a high-vacuum chamber designed to replicate the extreme thermal and pressure conditions of low-Earth orbit. The full-duration burn validated the motor’s design integrity and confirmed key performance metrics, including thrust, chamber pressure, and combustion stability.

This milestone moves the NGI program closer to its Critical Design Review and supports the goal of fielding the interceptor by 2030. The NGI is intended to strengthen the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense architecture against ballistic missile threats.

L3Harris serves as the primary provider for propulsion and control systems, manufacturing solid rocket motors in Alabama and Arkansas, and components for the Attitude Control System in California and Virginia. Lockheed Martin is also investing millions of dollars into manufacturing facilities in Alabama to meet production demands.

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Alabama · L3Harris Technologies · Lockheed Martin · Missile Defense Agency · Next Generation Interceptor

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[● 2 SOURCES] Lockheed Martin is investing millions to expand manufacturing facilities in Alabama. aijourn.com · defence-industry.eu
[● 2 SOURCES] L3Harris manufactures advanced large solid rocket motors in Alabama and Arkansas. www.l3harris.com · defence-industry.eu
[● 2 SOURCES] The Next Generation Interceptor is a Missile Defense Agency program. www.l3harris.com · defence-industry.eu
[● 2 SOURCES] The test confirmed thrust, chamber pressure, and combustion stability. aijourn.com · defence-industry.eu
[● 2 SOURCES] L3Harris is the primary provider of propulsion and control systems for the NGI program. www.l3harris.com · defence-industry.eu
[● 2 SOURCES] The Stage 2 motor test is a milestone toward the Critical Design Review. aijourn.com · defence-industry.eu
[● 2 SOURCES] The Stage 2 motor completed a full-duration burn during the test. www.l3harris.com · defence-industry.eu
[● 2 SOURCES] The Next Generation Interceptor is scheduled for fielding by 2030. aijourn.com · defence-industry.eu

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Lockheed Martin Announces Successful Static-Fire Test of Next Generation Interceptor's Stage 2 Motor | The AI Journal [aijourn.com]

7 days ago

L3Harris Conducts Successful Hot-Fire Test in Major Milestone for Next Generation Interceptor Program [www.l3harris.com]

7 days ago

Lockheed Martin and L3Harris complete NGI Stage 2 motor test, moving U. S. homeland missile interceptor toward 2030 fielding - Defence Industry Europe [defence-industry.eu]

7 days ago