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Army

New Production Patriot System Validated, Passes Army Tests

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

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Raytheon [RTN] said this week its new-production testing has received Army approval after rigorous testing of every component of the modernized system. During the tests, the company said that Patriot performance consistently exceeded expectations in all eight flight tests in a variety of terrain and weather conditions. “This approval validates the modernized patriot systems’ readiness to counter evolving threats and protect warfighters and allies in a combat situation,” said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Integrated Air and Missile Defense at…

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