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EKV
(redirected from Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle)

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EKVExoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
EKVEntwicklung Konstruktion Vertrieb (German: Development Construction Sales)
EKVErythrokeratodermia Variabilis
EKVEnz-Krummenacher-Vittoz (model)


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5 kilogram (130 pound)-device known as an exoatmospheric kill vehicle, built to destroy enemy missiles in space before they ever reach the U.
HIGH-TECH DEFENSE by VILBIG, PETER / Science World
The defender was the Raytheon-build Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, a 55-inch long, 120-pound device carried aloft on a booster rocket.
UP IN THE SKY; `STAR WARS' TEST A BOOMING SUCCESS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
These included pre-launch built-in test functionality, launch and flyout of the OBV, accurate delivery of the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) payload and acquisition of telemetry data for further characterization of the OBV's flight characteristics.
Orbital's OBV Rocket Successfully Launched for Missile Defense ... by Business Wire
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