Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle

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exoatmospheric kill vehicle hit-to-kill interceptor payload missile defense component

The Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle is a hit-to-kill interceptor payload designed to collide with and destroy incoming ballistic missile warheads in space during their midcourse phase.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exoatmospheric kill vehicle ⓘ
hit-to-kill interceptor payload ⓘ
missile defense component ⓘ
alsoKnownAs EKV NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith National Missile Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeland missile defense of the United States ⓘ
belongsToProgram U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System NERFINISHED ⓘ
carriedBy Ground-Based Interceptor NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlledBy U.S. Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
deployedAt Fort Greely NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedBy Raytheon Missile Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedTo collide with incoming ballistic missile warheads ⓘ
destroy incoming ballistic missile warheads ⓘ
discriminate between warheads and decoys ⓘ
destructionMechanism kinetic energy ⓘ
developedBy Raytheon NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedFor U.S. Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
engagementMode direct collision ⓘ
enteredService early 2000s ⓘ
guidanceType inertial guidance ⓘ
infrared homing ⓘ
hasSubsystem divert and attitude control system ⓘ
guidance system ⓘ
infrared seeker ⓘ
onboard computer ⓘ
interceptionMethod hit-to-kill ⓘ
missionType exoatmospheric interception ⓘ
operatedBy United States Northern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatingEnvironment space ⓘ
operatingPhase midcourse phase of ballistic missile trajectory ⓘ
partOf Ground-Based Midcourse Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
programSuccessor Next Generation Interceptor kill vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Redesigned Kill Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsionType solid divert thrusters ⓘ
rangeCharacteristic exoatmospheric engagement only ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
targetPhase midcourse phase in space ⓘ
targetType intercontinental ballistic missile warheads ⓘ
separating reentry vehicles ⓘ
technologyType hit-to-kill technology ⓘ
testedBy Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor ballistic missile defense ⓘ
interception of ballistic missile warheads ⓘ
midcourse phase interception ⓘ
warhead none ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ground-based Midcourse Defense system → component → Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle ⓘ
subject surface form: Ground-based Midcourse Defense
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system → killVehicle → Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle ⓘ
subject surface form: Ground-based Midcourse Defense