A multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) is an exoatmospheric ballistic missile payload containing several warheads, each capable of being aimed to hit a different target.

Aug 28, 2017 · Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs) were originally developed in the early 1960s to permit a missile to deliver multiple nuclear warheads to different targets. In contrast to a traditional missile, which carries …

The W87 is an American thermonuclear missile warhead formerly deployed on the LGM-118A Peacekeeper ("MX") ICBM. 50 MX missiles were built, each carrying up to 10 W87 warheads in multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV), and were deployed from 1986 to 2005.

Airmen work on the W62 warheads of an LGM-30G Minuteman III’s Multiple Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) system.

Jun 16, 2014 · One of the premises of this agreement was banning the use of multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV) on Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. This treaty was often referred to as the De-MIRV-ing Agreement.

Oct 7, 1997 · The Minuteman III was the world's first MIRV'ed ICBM. A MIRV (multiple independent re-entry vehicles) permits each missile to carry multiple warheads, and direct each one at a separate target.

The MIRV is one of a number of nuclear weapons that can be transported by an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The MIRV is distinct from the multiple reentry vehicle (MRV), which deploys multiple warheads against a single target.

Reentry Vehicles (MIRV) System (Minuteman III)—Minuteman III was the first U.S. ICBM to utilize Multiple Indepen-dently Targeted Reentry Vehicles (MIRV). The Minuteman III had three RVs, a small post-boost liquid-fuel restartable engine, and a new guidance system. This post-boost rocket was used for course changes between

A multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) is a ballistic missile payload containing several warheads, each capable of hitting one of a group of targets. By contrast a unitary warhead is a single warhead on a single missile.

The Mk-21 reentry vehicle (RV) used with the W87 warhead was previously known as the ABRV, Advanced Ballistic Reentry Vehicle, designed by AVCO Systems Division. This RV affords the warhead greater accuracy.