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Missile Defense Agency Awards Boeing $1 Billion Modification For RKV Development

Thursday, May 25th, 2017

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Missile Defense Agency Awards Boeing $1 Billion Modification For RKV Development

A Ground-based Midcourse Defense interceptor launch. Photo: Missile Defense Agency.

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Boeing [BA] a $1 billion undefinitized modification to a contract procuring Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) development, the Defense Department announced Monday.The RKV is intended to make the interceptor for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system more reliable against long-range ballistic missiles. This is an attempt to redesign the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle that sits atop its long-range interceptor missile.The award includes four initial production RKVs for initial fielding, payload development, payload ground testing, integration with the…

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