The Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) is the Raytheon-manufactured interceptor component with subcontractor Aerojet of the U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), part of the larger National Missile Defense system.
Characteristics
• Weight: approx. 140 lb (64 kg) • Length: 55 in (4 ft. 7 in.) (1.4 m) • Diameter: 24 in (2 ft.) (0.6 m) • Speed of projectile: roughly 10 km/s (22,000 mph) ==See also==