Congress Asks For Anti-Missile Tech That Actually Works

Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Launch The Kill Vehicle sits in the pod on top and doesn't emerge until the missile is in space. Raytheon Congress wants the machines it's been buying to shoot down missiles to, you know, shoot down missiles. In the recently passed 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the congressional bill that grants the Department of Defense the ability to spend money, the House of Representatives set aside rules and goals for a better "Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle." It'...