The Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) is the Raytheon -manufactured interceptor component with subcontractor Aerojet of the U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), part of the larger …

The Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) is a sensor/propulsion package that uses the kinetic energy from a direct hit to destroy the incoming target vehicle. This hit-to-kill technology has been proven in …

Once it has exited the atmosphere, EKV's job begins. The Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle seeks out its target using multi-color sensors, a cutting-edge onboard computer and a rocket motor that helps it …

An Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) is the interceptor component of the U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) and is launched via a Ground Based Interceptor (GBI) missile.

Feb 24, 2017 · The EKV is mounted on a defensive missile, is delivered by that missile to the midcourse (or exoatmospheric) phase of an incoming missile's trajectory, and uses a seeker in a separate flight ...

Dec 11, 2023 · Raytheon's EKV is developed in Tucson, Arizona and the AN/TPY-2 and X-Band Radar are developed in Andover, Massachusetts. About Raytheon Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading …

Dec 12, 2023 · One of them is the so-called Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV). Made by defense contractor Raytheon, it is supposed to defend the U.S. against long-range ballistic missiles by …

The EKV features an infrared seeker guidance system and propulsion package that enables it to intercept re-entry vehicles at almost hypersonic speeds during the midcourse phase of the missile’s …

An EKV is boosted to an intercept trajectory by a boost vehicle (missile), where it separates from the boost vehicle and autonomously collides with an incoming warhead.

Dec 17, 2023 · The US defense industry firm Raytheon's exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) was successful in a test to destroy a ballistic missile in space, similar to Israel's Arrow-3.