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Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors
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Budget figures
$1.58B discretionary + $55.0M one-time reconciliation. Discretionary change vs FY2025 enacted: -5.3%.
Two official figures, one label— reconciled below
Fiscal Receipts uses P-1/R-1 workbook total obligation authority (TOA) as the headline figure sitewide. The workbook TOA includes budget rows that the R-2/P-40 J-book program line excludes — advance procurement in an ordinary year, and in FY2026 the one-time reconciliation appropriation as well. Each row below names the one it is. How the two bases relate →
FY26 Request · $1.64B TOA − $1.58B J-book line = 55.0M (1,637.4 − 1,582.4 = 55.0) — $55.0M of one-time FY2026 reconciliation money accounts for this gap — not advance procurement
Figures in the sentence are rounded for reading; the parenthesised arithmetic is the same subtraction in USD millions, at the precision where it closes.
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $2.07B |
| FY25 | $1.67B |
| FY26 | $1.64B |
All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $97.7M | $282.9M | $247.4M | $742.8M | $407.9M | $514.1M | $843.9M | $863.4M | $1.80B | $2.07B | ||
| Enacted | $278.9M | $274.1M | $636.4M | $421.8M | $515.0M | $860.4M | $884.1M | $1.83B | $2.13B | $1.67B | ||
| Request | $274.1M | $465.5M | $561.2M | $412.4M | $664.1M | $926.1M | $1.83B | $2.13B | $1.70B | $1.64B |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2018 book requested $465.5M for FY2018; the PB2020 book reported $742.8M as actual total obligation authority — $277.3M above the request. 742.8 − 465.5 = 277.3 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors
The Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors provides the development, integration, and testing of a Next Generation Interceptor AUR consisting of an integrated boost vehicle/multiple kill vehicle payload capable of surviving both natural and hostile environments while countering the allocated threat space. Meeting the United States Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) Operational Needs for Homeland Defense. The Next Generation Interceptor will provide USNORTHCOM a solution that is lethal across the specified threat space; upgradeable to address future and advancing threats; and fully integrated into the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS). The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) issued a Request for Proposal in FY 2020 and competitively awarded two best value contracts on March 24, 2021, for a Next Generation Interceptor acquisition. The MDA maintained the competitive environment through Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Knowledge Point (KP) 1 in FY 2024 to reduce technical risk, encourage schedule acceleration, and support the Department's ability to field a system capable of negating the expanding threat. With the PDR/KP #1 data, the MDA selected a single Prime contractor for continued development through a CDR; qualification; integration with the GWS; ground cyber and flight testing; and AUR production. Rapidly evolving rogue and peer missile threats have led to a change in national defense policy. The President's January 27, 2025, Executive Order established a goal of protecting the United States (U.S.) citizens, safeguarding critical infrastructure, and securing second-strike capability against missile attack from any adversary. The MDA is responding with speed and intensity to deliver next-generation missile defenses to protect the U.S. against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise, and other advanced missile threats. This program submission reflects changes necessary to meet this evolving mission space.
Mission — Program Wide Support
PWS contains non-headquarters management costs in support of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) functions and activities across the entire Missile Defense System. These functions include Government Civilians and Contract Support Services. This effort provides integrity and oversight of the Missile Defense System as well as supports MDA in the development and evaluation of technologies that will respond to the changing threat. Additionally, PWS includes personnel to support global deployments performing deployment site preparation and activation, and provides facility capabilities for MDA Executing Agent locations worldwide. Other MDA wide costs include: physical and technical security; civilian drug testing; audit readiness; the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program; legal services and settlements; travel and agency training; office, equipment, vehicle, and warehouse leases; utilities and base operations across multiple geographic locations; commercial and ancillary facility services; management of all facility aspects regardless of lifecycle stage; supplies and maintenance; compliance with statutory environmental requirements; data and unified communications support; materiel and readiness and central property management of equipment; Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) program (formerly Real Property Maintenance) to keep the Department's inventory of facilities in good working order; and similar operating expenses. PWS is allocated on a pro-rata basis across most Agency PEs; therefore, fluctuates per PE by FY based on the total Agency budget in that FY.
Mission — Next Generation Interceptor Development (NGI)
The Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors provides the development, integration, and testing of a Next Generation Interceptor AUR consisting of an integrated boost vehicle/multiple kill vehicle payload capable of surviving both natural and hostile environments while countering the allocated threat space. Meeting the United States Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) Operational Needs for Homeland Defense. The Next Generation Interceptor will provide USNORTHCOM a solution that is lethal across the specified threat space; upgradeable to address future and advancing threats; and fully integrated into the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS). The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) issued a Request for Proposal in FY 2020 and competitively awarded two best value contracts on March 24, 2021, for a Next Generation Interceptor acquisition, which covers the development, integration, and testing of an AUR consisting of an integrated boost vehicle/multiple kill vehicle payload. The MDA maintained the competitive environment through Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Knowledge Point (KP) 1 in FY 2024 to reduce technical risk, encourage schedule acceleration, and support the Department's ability to field a system capable of negating the expanding threat. With the PDR/KP #1 data, the MDA selected a single Prime contractor for continued development through a CDR; qualification; integration with the GWS; Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) to support AUR emplacement and in-silo maintenance; ground cyber and flight testing; and AUR production.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)
Program Wide Support
PWS contains non-headquarters management costs in support of MDA functions and activities across the entire Missile Defense System. These functions include Government Civilians and Contract Support Services. This effort provides integrity and oversight of the Missile Defense System as well as supports MDA in the development and evaluation of technologies that will respond to the changing threat. Additionally, PWS includes personnel to support global deployments performing deployment site preparation and activation, and provides facility capabilities for MDA Executing Agent locations worldwide. Other MDA wide costs include: physical and technical security; civilian drug testing; audit readiness; the STEM program; legal services and settlements; travel and agency training; office, equipment, vehicle, and warehouse leases; utilities and base operations across multiple geographic locations; commercial and ancillary facility services; management of all facility aspects regardless of lifecycle stage; supplies and maintenance; compliance with statutory environmental requirements; data and unified communications support; materiel and readiness and central property management of equipment; the FSRM program to keep the Department's inventory of facilities in good working order; and similar operating expenses. PWS is allocated on a pro-rata basis across most Agency PEs; therefore, fluctuates per PE by FY based on the total Agency budget in that FY. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:
Next Generation Interceptor Development (NGI)
The Next Generation Interceptor Development program will develop, integrate, test, and deliver a Next Generation Interceptor for Homeland Defense, meeting the USNORTHCOM Operational Needs for Homeland Defense. The Next Generation Interceptor consists of an integrated boost vehicle/multiple kill vehicle payload capable of surviving both natural and hostile environments while countering the allocated threats. Recurring efforts include: - Conduct the interceptor design and development to include completion of design trade studies and engineering analyses. - Conduct analysis of design performance countering the allocated threats. - Conduct activities to support achieving KPs and milestone technical review entrance/exit criteria. - Conduct parts testing, including radiation/suitability testing in support of final design. - Conduct Parts, Materials, and Processes Control Board review and approval. - Conduct incremental delivery of the Development, Security, and Operations software factory for continuous delivery and integration of Next Generation Interceptor software updates. - Conduct independent analysis and provide unbiased and objective advice and recommendations on Next Generation Interceptor technical issues and development challenges through the GMD Technical Direction Agent. - Development of PSE to support AUR emplacement and in-silo maintenance. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:
Program Operations
Program Operations provides: - Technical and business management support, financial management, cost and schedule performance analysis, cost estimation and analyses, configuration management, and programmatic integration activities to ensure the program meets cost, schedule, and performance goals. - Next Generation Interceptor program compliance with internal and external direction, policies, and regulations to deliver critical capability via a consistent and disciplined process. - Mission assurance and manufacturing processes to include quality, manufacturing, and safety in all phases of the system life cycle, throughout the supply chain, and at all levels of assembly, emphasizing high yield rates which minimize test and rework costs. - Technical and testing support; cyber security support; hardware and software quality, safety, and mission assurance; and integrated logistics support.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY24 Actuals | $2.07B |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY25 Enacted | $1.67B |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY25 Total | $1.67B |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY26 Disc. Request | $1.58B |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY26 Reconciliation | $55.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY26 Total | $1.64B |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $3.67B | $2.07B | $1.67B | $1.58B | $1.58B |
| MD40: Program Wide Support | $168.5M | $74.8M | $65.3M | $53.1M | $53.1M |
| MD80: Next Generation Interceptor Development (NGI) | $3.50B | $2.00B | $1.60B | $1.53B | $1.53B |
Follow the dollar
Appropriation → program element → top high-confidence awards → recipient families → congressional districts.
Follow-the-dollar covers 312 of 1,938 programs — only high-confidence budget→award links are shown. why coverage is partial? →
The diagram illustrates the cited table below — amounts shown in the diagram are transaction sums per award (no citation chips); the per-district obligations in the table cite USAspending queries.
Related awards
Award linkage is shown for 32 of 200 profiled companies — high- and medium-confidence USAspending matches, each row labeled; medium is the weaker evidence. why partial award coverage? →
| Recipient | PIID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | HQ085621C0001 | high |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | HQ085621C0003 | high |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | HQ085622D0001 | high |
Contractor concentration
High-confidence award links only, pooled across ingested years. The index uses positive obligations; program obligations are net of deobligations. The figures over every published link, including medium-confidence ones, are in the downloadable warehouse, not on this page — why.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
Every sentence below carries its citation — warehouse figures open the citation panel, news claims link the cached source.
Research dossiers exist for 50 of 1,938 programs — the 50 largest fully J-book-detailed programs by FY2026 request. why no dossier here? →
Correction
6 claims removed: they cited sources the site could not resolve.
What it is
- The Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors program (budget code 0604874C) is run by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and funds the development, integration, and testing of a Next Generation Interceptor — an all-up-round (AUR) missile consisting of an integrated boost vehicle and multiple kill vehicle payload designed to survive both natural and hostile environments while countering the assigned threat.
- The interceptor is intended to give U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) a solution that is lethal across the specified threat space, upgradeable to address future threats, and fully integrated into the existing Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System.
- The MDA issued a Request for Proposal in fiscal year 2020 and competitively awarded two best-value contracts on March 24, 2021, for the Next Generation Interceptor acquisition.
- The agency maintained competition through Preliminary Design Reviews and Knowledge Point 1 in fiscal year 2024, then selected a single prime contractor for continued development through Critical Design Review, qualification, integration with the GMD Weapon System, ground/cyber and flight testing, and AUR production.
- The program has two projects: Next Generation Interceptor Development (project MD80) and Program Wide Support (project MD40), which covers non-headquarters management costs allocated across MDA activities on a pro-rata basis.
- Program Wide Support funds MDA-wide functions such as government civilians and contract support, physical and technical security, facility leases and maintenance, and oversight of the broader Missile Defense System.
Why it matters
- This is a large, high-priority research line: fiscal year 2024 actual spending reached about $2.07 billion (in USD thousands, $2,073,886).
- For fiscal year 2025, Congress enacted about $1.67 billion ($1,670,256 thousand).
- The fiscal year 2026 total request is about $1.64 billion ($1,637,414 thousand), made up of a $1,582,414 thousand discretionary request plus a $55,000 thousand reconciliation request.
- That fiscal year 2026 total represents a decrease of about $32.8 million ($32,842 thousand), or roughly 2 percent, from the fiscal year 2025 level.
- The program is tied to national defense policy: a Presidential Executive Order dated January 27, 2025, established a goal of protecting U.S. citizens and critical infrastructure and securing second-strike capability against missile attack from any adversary, and this budget submission reflects changes to meet that mission.
Key players
- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is the organization responsible for the program.
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J973
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2017 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J782
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2017_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2018 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J891
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2018_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2019 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J917
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2019_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2020 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J914
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2020_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2021 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J979
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2021_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2022 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J957
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2022_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2023 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J928
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2023_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J924
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J949
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
RDTE Vol2 MDA RDTE PB26 Justification Book · comptroller.war.gov
PDF page 806