Navy couples MARV concept, 'retinal computer' for low-cost kill vehicle

Navy engineers have married a concept for maneuvering reentry vehicles (MARVs) with an advanced "retinal computer" chip that can perform targeting and discrimination functions right at the focal plane of a seeker to propose a new type of missile defense kinetic kill vehicle that could be cheaper and...

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