Multi Object Kill Vehicle

Abstract

The Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) program will enhance Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Interceptor performance to enable the Warfighter to counter more numerous and complex threats to the Homeland by enabling engagement of multiple objects from a single interceptor. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is developing the concepts for a MOKV based on a modular, open systems architecture designed to common interfaces and standards, making upgrades easier and broadening MDA's vendor and supplier base. The MOKV will rely on a BMDS architecture that balances performance across the Sensors, Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC), and GMD elements. Analyses show that having multiple kill vehicles on each interceptor can dramatically improve the performance of the system, significantly reduce the burden on interceptor inventory, and reduce cost to defend the Homeland.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
0604894C_4_0400_PB_2018
Change Summary Explanation
The decrease in FY2018 from PB17 to PB18 is due to the transfer of MOKV technology risk reduction to the Common Kill Vehicle Technology program element 0603294C to align with the FY 2017 Congressional Appropriation Conference Report.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Aviation
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battle Management
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Defense Systems
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Ground Based
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Kill Vehicles
  • Midcourse Defense
  • Product Development
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering.

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