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GAO Finds MDA Had Numerous Warnings About RKV Issues, Costs Tripled

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GAO Finds MDA Had Numerous Warnings About RKV Issues, Costs Tripled
A Missile Defense Agency Ground-Based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. as part of Flight Test Ground-Based Interceptor (FTG)-15. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) was warned numerous times about problems with the now-canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program as costs more than tripled before it was terminated. “MDA and contractors did not adequately address technical risks despite numerous warnings from subject matter experts and officials within and outside of the RKV program about the performance issues, which later resulted in the program’s cancellation,” the 17th annual GAO report on MDA’s…

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