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LM Tests Thruster For MDA Multi-Kill Vehicle
Redmond WA (SPX) Aug 08, 2006 Lockheed Martin announced Friday that its team has successfully completed initial testing of the kill vehicle divert thruster for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System. The test series demonstrated the feasibility of using a divert-and-attitude-control system that employs liquid monopropellant as a low-risk solution for the kill vehicle component of the Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System. Testing the complete flight-weight prototype thruster and valve combination, which permits optimal packaging of the propulsion portion of the DAC system, demonstrated full compliance with the performance and life goals of the kill vehicle divert and attitude control system, the company said in a news release. The DAC is designed to position the kill vehicle to intercept its target. Lockheed Martin subcontractor Aerojet completed the testing July 16 at its Redmond test facility. "The successful completion of this testing represents the achievement of a key knowledge point for this program," said Rick Reginato, LM Space Systems multiple kill vehicle program director. "Our team is focused on a low-risk program with earliest operational capability, and this test success is a significant milestone on the path forward." In the event of an enemy launch, a single interceptor equipped with the Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System will destroy the enemy lethal re-entry vehicle along with any countermeasures deployed to try to spoof the missile defense system. This many-on-many strategy reduces the need for extensive pre-launch intelligence and leverages the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System discrimination capability, the news release said. LM Space Systems, in Sunnyvale, Calif., is the prime contractor for the Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System. The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala., executes the program for the MDA. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Lockheed Martin The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
Army Moving Toward More Joint And Capable Aircraft
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2006July 19, 2006 - The idea of the services operating jointly with fewer aircraft platforms that share common features is the key to the modernization effort taking place throughout the military aviation community, the Army Aviation director said here yesterday. |
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