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Missile Defense

Army’s PAC-3 Takes Out Incoming Missile In Second Successful Test

Tuesday, November 24th, 2015

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Army’s PAC-3 Takes Out Incoming Missile In Second Successful Test

The Army on Nov. 19 successfully demonstrated the ability of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] PAC-3 missile to intercept an incoming missile, the second successful test in a week of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) system.On Thursday, a Patriot Advanced Capability Three (PAC-3) interceptor successfully destroyed an incoming ballistic missile as part of an Army-led missile defense flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.The PAC-3 interceptor successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a legacy Patriot missile modified to…

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