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Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV)
News Releases
Raytheon awarded $636 million for Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
Raytheon Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Plays Key Role in Latest Missile Defense Test
Media Coverage
Missile Defense Agency successfully tests 'kill vehicle' to block ICBMs
(FOX News)
Boeing completes successful flight test for Ground-based Midcourse Defense System (with video)
(Huntsville Times)
Missile defense EKV shows value
(UPI.com)
Pentagon successful with latest missile-defense test off Pacific
(Los Angeles Times)
Raytheon Warhead Completes Test Flight, Pentagon Says (Bloomberg)
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Resumes Testing Of the Ground Based Interceptor
(Defense Update)
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Feature Stories
Kill Vehicles Deal, New Missile as Raytheon Hones Pursuit of Targets in Space
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24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) stands ready to defend the United States against intercontinental ballistic missiles as a mission-critical component of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system (GMD).
If a threat is detected using one of GMD’s multiple land, sea- and space-based sensors, a Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) will be launched into space using a three-stage solid rocket booster. Once outside of the Earth’s atmosphere, operating at the edge of space at hypersonic speeds, the EKV’s job begins.
The EKV seeks out the target using multi-color sensors, a cutting-edge onboard computer, and a rocket motor used only for steering in space. It hones in on its target, and with pinpoint precision, destroys it using nothing more than the force of a massive collision. No traditional warhead needed.
