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Friday, January 11, 2008

Israel test fires improved Patriot PAC-3 missile

According to Agence France-Presse, Israel successfully test fired an improved Patriot missile PAC-3 as part of efforts to upgrade the country's radar system after last year's war against Hezbollah.

The test-firing was conducted Dec. 18 in southern Israel as part of series of improvements conducted in the missile's operational system toward a new radar system that enables a wider cover and detection ranges.

The experiment launched the missile at a target imitating an airplane flying on an operational mission.

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