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Successful PAC-3 Test at White Sands

July 18, 2007 :: UPI :: News

The successfully conducted another intercept test of the Patriot (PAC-3) interceptor at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on July 18.  The test was against a low-flying, air-breathing target, which was intercepted and destroyed by a PAC-3 missile. The test demonstrated the system's capability to detect, track, engage and destroy a cruise missile-type target.  "After a number of successful tests against Tactical Ballistic Missile threats, PAC-3 has once again demonstrated its ability to also defend against low-flying, air-breathing threats in an increasingly more challenging battlefield environment," said Richard McDaniel, PAC-3 Missile program director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. (Article)

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