Common Kill Vehicle Technology

Abstract

The CKV program will enhance weapons systems performance to enable the Warfighter to counter numerous and complex threats to the homeland by establishing the technological foundation for improving current and future systems. The Missile Defense Agency is developing next-generation kill vehicle concepts and technology based on a modular open systems architecture designed to common interfaces and standards, making upgrades easier, and enabling a more competitive, broader supplier industrial base. Common Kill Vehicle (CKV) Technology research efforts will include maturation of advanced weapon technologies for current weapon systems concepts (e.g., Aegis, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD)) and advance concepts and designs to mature technology for future and current end-to-end weapon systems and components up to concept prototypes. The CKV program efforts will be well integrated with the Missile Defense System architecture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
MD85_0603294C_3_0400_PB_2021

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Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering.

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