"EKV" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: EKVs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} EKV (plural EKVs)
  1. (military, astronautics) Initialism of exoatmospheric kill vehicle. A missile warhead reentry vehicle intercept antimisssile, whose intercept zone lies beyond the atmosphere. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: exoatmospheric kill vehicle (extra: A missile warhead reentry vehicle intercept antimisssile, whose intercept zone lies beyond the atmosphere) Categories (topical): Astronautics, Military

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