Friday, November 7, 2008

Pentagon spends $442m on 'multiple kill' space interceptors

The US Missile Defence Agency has assigned a further $442m for work on ''multiple kill vehicles'', designed to let a single American interceptor rocket destroy several orbital targets.

The multi-kill capability is seen as vital if the nascent US missile shield is ever to become a credible defence. Friday's contract award was to Raytheon, to work on their MKV-R concept.

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