Multiple Kill Vehicle dies lonely death at the hand of bureaucracy

Engadget ^ | May 7, 2009 | Laura June

[LiveFreeOrDieUSA]

Remember that truly insane insanity that was the Missile Defense Agency's MKV-L (Multiple Kill Vehicle)? The one we saw back in December after it had completed its first round of test flights? Well, the project -- which sought to cobble together a bunch of missiles using a single booster, producing the ultimate killfest -- has sadly been shelved by a recent spate of projected Pentagon cutbacks for the 2010 US Defence budget. Crazy murderbot, we hardly knew ye, you candle in the wind. Video of it in action after the break.

[LiveFreeOrDieUSA]

The ONE THING we had going for us to defend against nukes and emp has been canceled by a moron called Robert Gates. WTF is he thinking?!?!

[Army Air Corps]

Let’s send a note of “thanks” to Sect’y Gates.

[EagleUSA]

The Carter and Clinton admins ON STERIODS. Playing to the anti-war, radical, leftist fringe.

[Army Air Corps]

So, Sect’y Gates is willing to lose a few cities. Good to know that he is cool with that.

[Psycho_Bunny]

The ultimate weapon: dig up John Wayne, clone him, give him a couple six-shooters, strap him to that thing and drop it where ever there’s a problem.

I know I’d surrender.

[353FMG]

It’ll be his luck to be in one of the cities.

[coloradan]

Most big cities are lib-socialist anyway, so like the battle between the CIA and Pelosi, it a bit hard to take sides.

[Karma Police]

That thing scares the ever lovin sh*t out of me. I have nightmares about the MKV and predator drones being used against the American people by our own government.

[DBrow]

lol MKV is supposed to zap incoming warheads, ones that would be used against the American People, people like you.

It’s a nonexplosive kinetic warhead zapper.

[coloradan]

... although, not impossible to take sides.

[CodeMasterPhilzar]

A really dumb call by obama, letting this one go. According to the literature, one of the hardest tasks in missile defense is figuring out which piece of an incoming missile is the warhead. Often when they stage there is a spent tank floating along with them, post-boost vehicle, maybe some debris from the staging event... Apparently these things can have quite a cloud of "stuff" up there. As I understand it from wikipedia, the MKV was supposed to simplify the job. "Can't tell which piece is the lethal one? Kill them all!" Well, I hope the radar guys are up to the task of figuring out which one to hit. Or maybe ABL or KEI can knock them down in boost before they have a chance to separate into a bunch of junk...oh, that's right, both those programs were shelved too! I guess we're screwed then, thanks obama!