Common Kill Vehicle Technology

Abstract

On 15 March 2013, the Secretary of Defense announced steps to bolster protection of the homeland and stay ahead of the evolving quantity and complexity of long range ballistic missile threats. These steps included adding Ground-Based Interceptors and shifting resources to develop advanced kill vehicle technology to improve all ballistic missile defense interceptors that operate outside the earth's atmosphere. The successful first phase of the Common Kill Vehicle Technology effort defined concepts for the redesign of the ground based interceptor Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle. This effort completed advanced technology development and transitioned to the redesigned kill vehicle effort in FY 2014. The next phase of the Common Kill Vehicle Technology effort will enhance Ballistic Missile Defense System interceptor performance by improving discrimination and adding the capability to destroy several objects within a threat complex using multiple kill vehicles carried on a single interceptor. MDA is developing the concepts for a MOKV based on a modular, open architecture designed to common interfaces and standards, making upgrades easier and broadening MDA's vendor and supplier base. The Agency will focus on the competitive development of MOKV concepts with industry in FY 2015-2016. This capability relies on a BMDS architecture that balances performance across the sensor, Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications, and kill vehicle elements. The Agency anticipates deploying this capability across the interceptor fleet in the next decade to address the evolving threat. MD40 Program-Wide Support (PWS) consists of essential non-headquarters management efforts providing integrated and efficient support to MDA functions and activities across the entire BMDS.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0603294C_3_0400_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2017 funding adjustment reflects the transfer of the funding from Common Kill Vehicle Technology program element 0603294C to the new Multi-Object Kill Vehicle program element 0604894C.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Ground Based
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Kill Vehicles
  • Measurement
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Navigation
  • Product Development
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Standards
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.

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