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Imperial killer drones come closer to reality.
The Virginian ^ | 12/12/2008 | Moneyrunner

Posted on 12/12/2008 4:17:07 AM PST by moneyrunner

Multiple Kill Vehicle Completes Hover Test

Missile Defense Agency Director Lieutenant General Patrick O'Reilly announced that a test of the Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) was conducted Tuesday, Dec. 2 at the National Hover Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Preliminary indications are that planned test objectives were achieved.

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: spaceweapons

1 posted on 12/12/2008 4:17:07 AM PST by moneyrunner
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To: moneyrunner
I'm pretty sure that the eventual follow-on to the F-22 will be a small UAV capable of pulling heavy G's and able to out dogfight anything else with ease.

And some 20-year-old kid at Nellis will be wearing a big ol' grin.

2 posted on 12/12/2008 4:24:16 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: moneyrunner

I guess the interpretation of the word ‘closer’ is rather wide. But...it’s a ‘move’ in the proper direction at the least.


3 posted on 12/12/2008 4:24:26 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Inspiration: The momentary cessation of stupidity.)
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To: moneyrunner

With a thousand gallon fuel tank, it could probably stay aloft for 10 minutes.


4 posted on 12/12/2008 4:24:56 AM PST by PasorBob
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To: moneyrunner

The thing would be pretty effective at killing a bunch of people in the room, but I don’t see where the net end result would be all that different from a hand grenade or bomb.


5 posted on 12/12/2008 4:29:07 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead
The purpose of the MKV-L is to destroy medium through intercontinental-range ballistic missiles equipped with multiple warheads or countermeasures.

During an actual hostile ballistic missile attack, the carrier vehicle with its cargo of small kill vehicles will maneuver into the path of an enemy missile. Using tracking data from the Ballistic Missile Defense System and its own seeker, the carrier vehicle will dispense and guide the kill vehicles to destroy any warheads or countermeasures.

6 posted on 12/12/2008 4:48:53 AM PST by Pontiac (Your message here.)
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To: PasorBob
It will likely only carry a few pounds of fuel.

In space it takes very little thrust to change direction.

And when your moving a few thousand miles per hour it does not take a lot of mass to destroy your target.

7 posted on 12/12/2008 4:52:34 AM PST by Pontiac (Your message here.)
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To: moneyrunner

I remeber a similar test during the SDI tests of the 1980’s. What is different?


8 posted on 12/12/2008 5:11:02 AM PST by truemiester ((If the U.S. should fail, a veil of darkness will come over the Earth for a thousand years))
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To: truemiester
I remeber a similar test during the SDI tests of the 1980’s. What is different?

I questioned this the other day. It looks like the same exact video I saw many, many years ago. Looked like the same vehicle, doing the same thing,in the same cage, and the test lasted about the same length of time. I don't get it.
9 posted on 12/12/2008 5:17:32 AM PST by ZX12R
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To: Pontiac

Well then, that’s a whole new kettle of fish. In space, that thing we mess up it’s neighbors very well. Thanks for the clarification.


10 posted on 12/12/2008 5:32:01 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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