Missile Defense Agency rounds out ballistic-missile interceptor plan

May 22, 2017

Military Embedded Systems:

In 2015, MDA issued initial risk- reduction contracts to Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon to develop the MOKV, which MDA plans to send into space to intercept any incoming ballistic missiles. The MOKV is specifically intended to handle a single missile with decoys using kill vehicles that communicate with one another.FORT BELVOIR, Va. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has finalized the third leg in its technology risk-reduction plan for the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV), awarding Boeing a $58 million contract in a deal similar to those recently granted to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

In its contract announcement, the Pentagon stated: “This contract represents part of the Missile Defense Agency’s technology risk-reduction strategy to improve performance and reduce risk for MOKV advanced communications, engagement management, and the discriminating seeker.”…

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