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Enhanced Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Successful in Non-Intercept Flight Test

2013-01-26 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle played a mission-critical role in a non-intercept flight test of Boeing's Ground-based Midcourse Defense program. The EKV is a vital component of the GMD's Ground-Based Interceptor. The EKV allows the GBI to lock on and eliminate high-speed ballistic missile warheads in space using nothing more than the force of impact. "Rigorous non-intercept flight tests are important in proving the ...This story is related to the following:Non-Industrial ProductsSearch for suppliers of: Military Equipment & Supplies

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