The Boeing Co. is joining rivals Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. in an effort to develop a ballistic missile defense multi-warhead killer weapon that would be able to detect, track, and kill several different incoming enemy missile warheads and decoys with only one counter-missile launch.
Officials of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Huntsville, Ala., announced a $9.8 million contract Thursday to the Boeing Defense, Space & Security segment in Huntsville, Ala., to start designing the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV).
Boeing joins the Lockheed Martin Corp. Space Systems Co. in Sunnyvale, Calif., and to the Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Ariz., in the MOKV development effort. Raytheon $9.8 million contract and Lockheed Martin's $9.7 million to begin MOKV development were announced Tuesday.
The MOKV could engage several incoming objects simultaneously with kill vehicles that communicate with one another. The three companies will define concepts that can destroy several incoming warheads and decoys by considering advanced sensor, divert and attitude control, and communication concepts.
Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon will define proof-of-concept prototypes, demonstrate risk mitigation steps for all critical components, assess the technical maturity of their concepts, and rank enabling technologies to minimize design risks.
SOURCE:http://www.militaryaerospace.com/
Officials of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Huntsville, Ala., announced a $9.8 million contract Thursday to the Boeing Defense, Space & Security segment in Huntsville, Ala., to start designing the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV).
Boeing joins the Lockheed Martin Corp. Space Systems Co. in Sunnyvale, Calif., and to the Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Ariz., in the MOKV development effort. Raytheon $9.8 million contract and Lockheed Martin's $9.7 million to begin MOKV development were announced Tuesday.
The MOKV could engage several incoming objects simultaneously with kill vehicles that communicate with one another. The three companies will define concepts that can destroy several incoming warheads and decoys by considering advanced sensor, divert and attitude control, and communication concepts.
Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon will define proof-of-concept prototypes, demonstrate risk mitigation steps for all critical components, assess the technical maturity of their concepts, and rank enabling technologies to minimize design risks.
SOURCE:http://www.militaryaerospace.com/