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Uploaded by on Dec 8, 2008

US Missile Defense Agency video of the 2 December 2008 free-flight hover test of Lockheed Martin's Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV-L). The MKV is designed to allow a single interceptor to destroy a ballistic missile equipped with multiple warheads or countermeasures. In Lockheed's design, a seeker-equipped carrier vehicle maneuvers into the path of the ballistic missile then dispenses and guides small kill vehicles to their targets. In its first test, the MKV-L hovered for 20 seconds in a special facility at Edwards AFB, California, while recognizing and tracking a simulated target.

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  • This reminds me of the alien's flying objects in the movie "Battle: Los Angeles ".

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  • But can it blend?

  • why would this be better than a mini helicopter?

  • Sounds like my old Dodge Dart when the exhaust fell off!

  • its broken

    dont worry guys ill turn it on

    OH SHIT!!!

  • @NutEgg7777 actually, they where designed based on this device!

  • This is not scary, this technology is to be used to destroy enemy missiles in orbit, it will become essencial sooner or later, so suspending these programs without alternatives will prove to be a catastrophic error.

  • Weve had flying saucers, now we have a flying sausage. Money well spent.

  • @NutEgg7777 I was thinking the exact same thing!!

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