Boeing wins contract for multi-object kill vehicle technology

May 24 (UPI) -- Boeing will test its evolved multi-object kill vehicle technology to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency under a received a $58.6 million, 35-month contract.

The contract, issued by the Department of Defense earlier this month, was reported by the company this week.

Boeing's multi-object kill vehicle, or MOKV, technology increases an interceptors' ability to locate and destroy incoming missiles.

"Our MOKV concept gives the Missile Defense Agency flexibility in eliminating threats more efficiently and affordably," Paul Geery, vice president of Mission Solutions, Phantom Works, said in a press release. "We've created a robust, resilient design that benefits from our extensive experience in advanced seekers."

Boeing received an initial study contract from the Missile Defense Agency in 2015 to design and develop the MOKV concept. It will now conduct risk reduction efforts for the technology.

The MOKV system consists of a carrier vehicle with on-board sensors and a number of kill vehicles. The vehicles can be cued to destroy specific objects in a cluster of missile threats.