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Lockheed Working on Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV)

March 20, 2006 :: News

Lockheed Martin has completed the first kill vehicle pathfinder seeker for MDA’s Multiple Kill Vehicle System. Using what is known as the many-on-many strategy, the Multiple Kill Vehicle system deploys several exoatmospheric kill vehicles from each interceptor missile (as opposed to the previous designs which include only one EKV), which are then able to destroy the enemy missile itself as well as any countermeasures. The many-on-many approach is said to reduce the need for extensive pre-launch intelligence, and allows the BMD system to use its resources with greater discrimination and less waste. In the current stage of testing, Lockheed Martin has created a “vibration environment” similar to the one the Multiple Kill Vehicle will experience while performing its mission.

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