Missile intercepts incoming target during U.S. Army flight test
NewsNovember 26, 2015
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. In a U.S. Army-led missile defense flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile intercepted an incoming target.
During the exercise, the PAC-3 missile detected, tracked, and intercepted a Patriot-as-a-Target (PAAT). This is the second completed exercise in one week. The PAC-3 also intercepted an airborne target as part of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) fight test.
The PAC-3 Missile defends against incoming threats including tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and aircraft using hit-to-kill technology.
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