Ground-based Interceptor (GBI)
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Missile DefenseRKV Death Sets Back GMD ‘A Few Years,’ No Money Back To Feds
The cancellation of the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) has set back updates to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile defense system by several years, a top Defense Department official said. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Briefs Industry This Week On Post-RKV Interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to brief industry this week on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) acquisition after canceling the Redesigned Kill […]
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Missile DefenseDoD Scraps Missile Defense Agency’s Redesigned Kill Vehicle
The Defense Department on Wednesday said it was canceling the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program, effective Aug. 22, due to technical design problems that are too hard or costly to […]
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Missile Defense
Griffin Says DoD Working New RKV Approach But Mum on Details
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Defense Department’s top research and engineering official told reporters Wednesday the department is working on a new approach for the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) but was […]
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Missile Defense
Administration Objects To House NDAA RKV Reductions
The White House “strongly objects” to missile defense provisions in the House Armed Services Committee’s mark of the FY ’20 defense authorization bill reducing Missile Defense Agency (MDA) funds. The […]
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Missile Defense
GAO Details RKV Issues Add $600 Million In Cost
An annual Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on missile defense revealed design issues with the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) are expected to increase costs by almost $600 million. GAO said […]
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Missile Defense
Griffin Prepares To Halt RKV Work Due To Technical Issue
The Department of Defense is preparing a stop-work order on activity for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program after assessing the current plan is “not viable” […]
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Missile Defense
Greaves Describes MDA Salvo Test Success And RKV Delay
Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) provided a Senate panel on Wednesday with additional details about a recent missile defense salvo test and the two-year delay to the Redesigned […]
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MDA Conducts First GBI Salvo Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful intercept test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) class target on March 25 in the first salvo test using two Ground-Based Interceptors […]
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MDA Defines $4.1 Billion Of Boeing GMD Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Boeing [BA] a $4.1 billion modification Friday, partially definitizing a $6.56 billion January 2018 contract as prime integrator for Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) development […]