Lockheed to Design Missile That Hits Multiple Warheads | DoD Buzz: Lockheed Martin Corp., the world’s largest defense contractor, plans to design a missile defense component that can take out multiple warheads.
The Bethesda, Maryland-based company on Thursday said it will design a multi-object kill vehicle for the Pentagon’s ground-based missile defense system under a $10 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency.
“We will devise and explore the most effective solutions for destroying more than one warhead with a single interceptor, an important step in changing the cost curve for missile defense engagement,” Doug Graham, vice president of missile systems and advanced programs at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, said in the release
