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The new propulsion system for the KW is the Throttleable Divert and Attitude Control System (TDACS), which is a proportionally controlled propulsion system with multiple thrusters to maneuver the KW to an intercept.
It is to employ a new high-energy, low-signature gel-based propellant fuelling a throttleable rocket motor developed either by Aerojet or Alliant Techsystems (ATK).
The Atlas V incorporates state-of-the-art designs, materials and processes, including the throttleable, Russian-built RD-180 engine, the first variable-thrust main engine to power a U.
 
 
 
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