Straits still closed.
Imagine what Lockheed Martin has now if they had this is in 2008..
In 2008, Lockheed Martin discreetly tested a forward-looking missile-defense concept known as the Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV). Instead of a single interceptor, MKV proposed releasing several small, autonomous kill vehicles in space, each able to track and destroy individual warheads or decoys.
Relying on advanced sensors, onboard guidance, and extreme precision, MKV was designed to defeat saturation attacks far more efficiently than existing systems. Early tests reportedly proved the idea workable, but shifting budgets and strategy led to its cancellation—leaving only a fleeting glimpse of a modular, space-based defense future.