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Raytheon, Boeing Address 'Kill Vehicle' Action Items

Of 48 “nonconformances" ID'd by the DOD inspector general, four remain to be addressed.

Raytheon's exoatmospheric kill vehicle is designed to destroy ballistic missiles. (Image: Raytheon)

September 9, 2014

A Pentagon “quality assurance assessment” of Raytheon’s exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV), part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System, identified 48 “nonconformances” that could affect the reliability of the system, which is designed to destroy ballistic missiles in flight. Raytheon and partner Boeing said they have already addressed most of the issues.

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