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Friday, March 30, 2012

Raytheon's New-Production Patriot Launches PAC-3 Missile in Successful Flight Test

[Patriot PAC-3]Raytheon Company's modernized Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully fired two PAC-3 missiles to engage a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

This is the first time PAC-3 missiles have been fired from a new-production Patriot system.

"The demonstrated flawless performance of the modernized Patriot system means our customers can deliver the most advanced air and missile defense capabilities to warfighters quickly, affordably and with lower risk exposure," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Integrated Air and Missile Defense at Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems business.

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