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US Navy Arming Warships with Patriot Missiles to Counter China's Hypersonic Threat
The deal will triple PAC-3 MSE production to more than 2,000 missiles a year as the Navy adds a new layer of ship defense.
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The deployment will strengthen the missile defense shield that protects the U.S. Navy's fleet of destroyers
The giant in the US arms industry Lockheed Martin has won a contract for the integration of Patriot missiles, an intercepting system that is in the army's endowment, in the US Navy's Aegis combat system, an important step that, according to the Tuesday company's statement, will mark the first use of this weapon at sea, writes Reuters.
Navy arming warships with Patriot missiles to counter China's hypersonic threat
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to integrate the Patriot missile, an Army missile interceptor, into the U.S. Navy's Aegis combat system, a
US Navy arming warships with Patriot missiles to counter China's hypersonic threat
The U.S. Navy will integrate the Patriot missile into its Aegis combat system. This marks the first time the weapon will be fielded at sea. The move aims to counter China's hypersonic weapons. The PAC-3 MSE interceptors offer enhanced defense for Navy destroyers. Production of the Patriot missile is set to triple.
Lockheed Martin announced on Tuesday (April 21) that it has won a Pentagon contract to integrate the Army's Patriot missile into the Navy's Aegis combat system. Experts say this is a proactive response by the U.S. Navy to the growing threat of hypersonic weapons from the People's Republic of China.
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