Raytheon, Northrop Grumman move forward on Glide Phase Intercept (GPI) hypersonic missile defense project.

The article focuses on recent developments in U.S. military communications and missile defense technologies. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) has contracted L3Harris Communication Systems-West to supply Secure Data Units (SDUs) for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminals (LVT), which enable secure, jam-resistant Link 16 tactical data communications for U.S. and allied forces across air, sea, and ground platforms. Additionally, Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman are advancing the Glide Phase Intercept (GPI) program, developing interceptors launched from Navy destroyers to counter hypersonic missile threats during their glide phase. The article also highlights new high-speed PCI Express digitizers by Spectrum Instrumentation for RF and microwave testing, and U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contracts awarded to BAE Systems and Qorvo under the THREADS program, aimed at improving heat removal in gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifiers critical to military radar and electronic warfare systems.