The U.S. Missile Defense Agency delayed a key experiment for its Multiple Kill Vehicles (MKV) program partly because it concluded that more time is needed to develop the kill vehicle's solid-fuel ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. recently completed a series of tests on the Multiple Kill Vehicles (MKV) missile interceptor program intended to ensure that the system’s hardware does not overheat during use.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) again is using a second contractor as a backup on a key program just in case the initial approach falters. In this case MDA has turned to Raytheon Co. to provide ...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicles (MKV) program is proceeding toward conducting a key experiment in 2007 now that it has successfully completed a critical design review (CDR), ...