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, 2019
Source ID
0604894C_4_0400_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
The increase from PB18 to PB19 in FY 2019 reflects an increase in personnel required to conduct market research, continue requirements development, continue development of an initial modeling and simulation capability and continue development of an overall acquisition strategy for competitive development, engineering, test, manufacture, and production for the MOKV.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battle Management
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Ground Based
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Kill Vehicles
  • Market Research
  • Midcourse Defense
  • Product Development
  • Standards

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering.

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