• Gizmodo
  • bestmodo
  • lifehacker
  • kotaku
  • Profile logout login

#multiplekillvehicletest

Gizmodo

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #tips,
  • #whitenoise,
  • #dealzmodo,
  • #broken,
  • etc.

New York, 4:48 AM
Fri Dec 18
69 posts in the last 24 hours

FR | IT | DE | SP | JP | AU | BR

Gizmodo Team

Tip your editors:

Editorial Director:
Brian Lam | | Twitter

Editor:
Jason Chen
| AIM | Twitter

Features Editor:
Wilson Rothman
| Twitter

Senior Contributing Editors:
Jesus Diaz
| AIM | Twitter
Mark Wilson, Reviews
| AIM | Twitter

Contributing Editors:
Matt Buchanan
| AIM | Twitter
Adam Frucci
| Twitter
Sean Fallon
| Twitter
Jack Loftus
| Twitter
John Herrman
| Twitter
Dan Nosowitz

Chris Mascari

Kat Hannaford
| Twitter
Rosa Golijan
| Twitter
Chris Jacob

Columnist:
Brendan I. Koerner

Interns:
Don Nguyen

Kyle VanHemert

Heroes and Friends

Comment Account Questions:

SUBSCRIBE TO Gizmodo RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
9515 Subscribers
Gizmodo
  • posts about #multiplekillvehicletest more →

    Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    12/09/08

    In reply to Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
    well, i feel i had a pretty good run. see you guy s at the lockheed-martin apocalypse!
     Reply
    damnelantra™ was starred damnelantra™ was unstarred
    Image of KVirtanen KVirtanen
    12/09/08

    In reply to Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
    There's something that makes me look at this thing in deep disgust. Make it turn 360 degrees and toss it in a crowd of people - I mean, what the f*ck? Man, people designing these things must have something missing from their brain or are just plain sick.
     Reply
    KVirtanen was starred KVirtanen was unstarred
    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/09/08

    @KVirtanen: ... or they can, I don't know, know what the hell they're talking about.
    Read the summary, putz.
     Reply
    AmishJohn was starred AmishJohn was unstarred
    Image of Crimson (PS3 ID Black--Tiger) Crimson (PS3 ID Black--Tiger)
    12/09/08

    In reply to Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
    I'm pretty sure that this is a maneuvering test. The idea of the MKV is that it's sent up with a ICBM-like lifter towards incoming missiles, pops out one or more of these guys, and then they maneuver and float, rotating on multiple axis to lock on to the incoming warheads, and then launching a secondary kinetic-kill system... I'm pretty sure that the idea is not to float around at ground level and intercept such things at that low of an altitude, but this is an ideal maneuvering test.


    I could be wrong, but, that's the idea I get.

     Reply
    Crimson (PS3 ID Black--Tiger) was starred Crimson (PS3 ID Black--Tiger) was unstarred
    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    12/09/08

    @Crimson (PS3 ID Black--Tiger): Did you actually read the article?
     Reply
    Jesus Diaz was starred Jesus Diaz was unstarred
    Image of OMG! weatherman OMG! weatherman
    12/08/08

    In reply to Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
    Nobody else this thing looks fake? In an age of internet skeptics I'm really surprised. Something about the way it moves, the way the camera jiggles (in the first half of the clip, but in the second half of the clip it's only the netting that jiggles), and the way it falls and recovers in the end bit -- it all seems fakey to me. About the only thing an ATI 4870X2 couldn't handle is the smoke effects.
     Reply
    OMG! weatherman was starred OMG! weatherman was unstarred
    Image of FuturePastNow FuturePastNow
    12/08/08

    In reply to Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
    They've been making videos like this since 1992 or so with the MKV's predecessor, the Kinetic Kill Vehicle.
     Reply
    FuturePastNow was starred FuturePastNow was unstarred
    Image of LazyPanda LazyPanda
    12/08/08

    @FuturePastNow: a quick youtube search didn't yield any videos. prove it.
     Reply
    LazyPanda was starred LazyPanda was unstarred
    Image of FuturePastNow FuturePastNow
    12/09/08

    @LazyPanda: Brilliant Pebbles, 1989:



     Reply
    FuturePastNow was starred FuturePastNow was unstarred
    Image of tamoko tamoko
    12/09/08

    @FuturePastNow: I remember the Brillany Pebbles video... that creeped me out too, but the MKV is just awesome.
     Reply
    tamoko was starred tamoko was unstarred
    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    12/08/08

    In reply to Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
    Woah.


    Sci Fi made real.


    Real scary.

     Reply
    strider_mt2k was starred strider_mt2k was unstarred
    Image of shenanigans61 shenanigans61
    12/08/08

    In reply to Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
    DAMN Lockheed is good.

    That is one sick looking defense weapon.

    It looks friggin scary because of the way it just kind of floats there...looking a little like a prehistoric dinosaur silently examining and guaging its prey before its attack.
     Reply
    shenanigans61 was starred shenanigans61 was unstarred
    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    12/08/08

    @shenanigans61: Silently examining? Seriously, turn your speakers up.... there was nothing even remotely silent about that.
     Reply
    BeautifulAgony was starred BeautifulAgony was unstarred
    Image of MOBIUSONE MOBIUSONE
    12/08/08

    In reply to Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
    Probe droid eh? but it looks nothing like Hoth..
     Reply
    MOBIUSONE was starred MOBIUSONE was unstarred
    Image of ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT
    12/08/08

    @MOBIUSONE: It can do the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.


    But isn't a parsec a measure of distance?


    You shut up!!!

     Reply
    ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT was starred ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT was unstarred
    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    12/09/08

    @ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT:

    Considering that the Kessel run is done in an area with many black holes, it technically is possible to make the distance vary run by run. Or so they say.
     Reply
    Demonbird was starred Demonbird was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Gizmodo account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.