The Missile Defense Agency is exploring the possibility of developing a "next-generation" common boost vehicle for Ground-based Interceptors defending the United States from intercontinental ballistic missiles. MDA's Ground-based Midcourse Defense program is conducting market research to determine the possibility of developing the CBV for delivery by 2024, according to an Aug. 25 request for information . The vehicle would be a "new class" of multistage booster using either solid-rocket motors or a combination of solid-rocket motors and liquid propellants, the...