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Japan and Lockheed Martin Test PAC-3

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Monday, October 12th, 2009

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Airmen of the Japanese Self Defense Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully conducted the second Japanese PAC-3 Missile flight test recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "This test success is a milestone in international cooperation between the Governments and industries of Japan and the United States," said Mike Trotsky, vice president - Air & Missile Defense Programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "The PAC-3 system provides robust hit-to-kill defense against ballistic missiles and is a key element…

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