MDA Plans First KEI Flight Test for Summer 2009

Credit: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CONCEPT
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency plans to carry out the first test of its Kinetic-Energy Interceptor next summer. The new booster is designed with the mobility—through land-mobile and sea basing—needed by the agency as it builds a layered defense against ballistic missiles. The high-speed KEI...

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