Sec. 1656. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile defense of the United States homeland
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It is the sense of Congress that— the defense of the United States homeland against the threat of limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) is a national priority; and as the threat described in paragraph
(1)continues to evolve, the multiple-object kill vehicle could contribute critical capabilities to the future of the ballistic missile defense of the United States homeland. The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall develop a highly reliable, cost-effective multiple-object kill vehicle for the ground-based midcourse defense system. The Director shall— conduct flight testing of the multiple-object kill vehicle developed under paragraph
(1)by not later than 2020; and field such vehicle as soon as technically practicable. The Director shall ensure that the multiple-object kill vehicle developed under subsection (b)(1) meets, at a minimum, the following capabilities and criteria: Vehicle-to-vehicle communications. Vehicle-to-ground communications. Kill assessment capability. The ability to counter advanced counter measures, decoys, and penetration aids. Producibility and manufacturability. Use of technology involving high technology readiness levels. Options to be integrated onto other missile defense interceptor vehicles other than the ground-based interceptors of the ground-based midcourse defense system. Sound acquisition processes, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Missile Defense Executive Board. The management of the multiple-object kill vehicle program under subsection
(b)shall report directly to the Deputy Director of the Missile Defense Agency.