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Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) can refer to two related missile defense concepts: Most common: the Raytheon-manufactured interceptor component with subcontractor Aerojet of the U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) part of the larger National Missile Defense system. Any exoatmospheric (outside the atmosphere) kinetic kill interceptor.The Raytheon EKV is launched by the Ground Based Interceptor (GBI) missile the launch vehicle of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System.