Northrop Grumman Plans NGI Motor Test Fire This Year

A segment of a rocket motor for Northrop Grumman’s Next-Generation Interceptor

A segment of a rocket motor for Northrop Grumman’s Next-Generation Interceptor.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—Northrop Grumman announced Aug. 8 that it has completed the first set of solid rocket motor cases for its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) proposal ahead of a planned static test fire later this year. Like NGI competitor Lockheed Martin, Northrop is accelerating its proposal and...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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