EKV
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2004
Total Production : 44
| Model | Status | Year | Produced |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKV | Active | 2004 | 44 |
EKV
Group : Warheads
Status : Active
Also Known As : Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
Origin : 
United States of America
Contractor : Raytheon
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2004
Total Production : 44
The Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EVK) is being designed to meet the requirements of Ground Midcourse Defense against incoming ballistic missiles for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). EKV consists of infrared seeker in a flight package used to detect and discriminate the reentry vehicle (incoming ballistic missile's warhead) from potential decoys and objects. EKV's "hit-to-kill" concept involves colliding with the reentry vehicle to completely pulverize it.
In addition, the EKV has its own propulsion system, communication link, discrimination algorithms, guidance and control system and computers to support target selection and intercept decisions in the final seconds of its flight.
The EKV is integrated with a booster rocket motor. The rocket booster motor allows to reach the incoming missile's midcourse area giving to the EKV the required speed and altitude (about 8,000 kilometers per hour at altitudes of 230 kilometers) to make possible the reentry vehicle interception. According to current plans, the EKV could be operational in 2004.
On August 17, 2004, Raytheon delivered the first EKV to the MDA at the Missile Defense Kinetic Kill Vehicle production facility in Tucson, Arizona. Up to 20 EKVs will be required to arm the initial GMD program interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Operators
| Country | Status | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | Active | 44 |
Specifications
| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | ||
| Diameter | 610 millimeter | |
| Length | 1,400 millimeter | |
| Mass | ||
| Weight | 63 kilogram | |
| Performance | ||
| Target's Max Altitude | 230 kilometer | |
| Speed | ||
| Top Speed | 2,300 mps | |
News
Early release configuration provides more time, space, and flexibility to intercept ballistic missile threats to U.
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum amount of $621,400,000.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in partnership with the Boeing-led industry team, tested
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, or EKV, a kinetic-force weapon that slams
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) successfully completed a data-gathering
The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing, the Joint Functional Component Command, Integrated Missile Defense, U.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2013 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA], working with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and industry teammates, today returned the Ground-based
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle played a mission-critical role in a non-intercept
TUCSON, Ariz., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $636 million development and sustainment contract to provide the Exoatmospheric Kill
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) today completed a successful flight test of the two-stage ground-based interceptor
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Notes
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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