Lockheed Martin, Raytheon to develop Multi-Object Kill Vehicle

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded two contracts to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin for both companies to start research on the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle.

By MDA employee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Both companies will have to come up with a proof-of-concept prototype and demonstrate risk mitigation steps.
The Multi-Object Kill Vehicle embeds several miniaturized kill vehicles in a single interceptor. Increasing the chance of destroying an incoming target.

Source: Lockheed Martin, Raytheon to develop Multi-Object Kill Vehicle