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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Canadian Navy examines using geriatric U.S. missiles for target practice

The Canadian, Dutch and Australian navies are looking for something to shoot at - preferably something fast.

Canada's Defence Department has issued a sole-source contract to a Medicine Hat, Alta., company to study the risks associated with using obsolete U.S. missiles for target practice by warships.

The $1.05 million contract, which was fast-tracked in the name of national security, aims to see whether Canadian frigates and destroyers can safely use old U.S. Terrier surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles for training.

Meggitt Defence Systems Canada is not only being asked to look at the risks, but to figure out how much it would cost to reconfigure the missiles so they appear like sea-skimming ship hunters.

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