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DALLAS, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) in a Lower Tier Project Office flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Two PAC-3 Missiles were ripple-fired in the test per current doctrine. The first interceptor destroyed the target and the second PAC-3 Missile self-destructed as planned. Mission objectives were focused on reducing risk for a flight test...

DALLAS, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a contract totaling $755 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment program. The contract includes Fiscal Year 2013 (FY'13) missile and command launch system production for the U.S. Army and a follow-on sale of the PAC-3 Missile to Taiwan. In 2009, Taiwan became the fifth...

DALLAS, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) successfully engaged, intercepted and destroyed a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The first interceptor destroyed the target and the second PAC-3 MSE Missile self-destructed as planned. "Today's flight test provided another example of how the PAC-3 MSE Missile has significantly expanded the Patriot battlespace, engaging a TBM at...

ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Deep inside the factory where Patriot defense systems are made, Ken Arruda stopped beside a rolling cart and pointed to a white card sprinkled with what looked like grains of sand. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121205/NE24354 ) They were computer chips for the Patriot's radar system - parts that since 2006 have shrunk to one-eighth their previous size. "Now they're as small as a speck of pepper," said Arruda, operations...

ORLANDO, Fla., MUNICH, and ROME, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) detected, tracked, intercepted and destroyed an air-breathing target in its first-ever intercept flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The test achieved all criteria for success. MEADS is a next-generation, ground-mobile air and missile defense system that incorporates 360-degree radars, netted and distributed battle management, easily transportable launchers...

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) continued its track record of successfully test firing Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Patriot Air and Missile Defense System during its annual training exercise at McGregor Range, N.M. The exercise included target engagement and firings of Patriot in stressing tactical mission scenarios. "The results of this annual exercise speak to the operational readiness of Patriot and the solid...

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) new-production Patriot Air and Missile Defense System has received the U.S. Army's final stamp of approval after undergoing stringent testing. During the testing, Patriot's performance was outstanding when subjected to challenging climatic and electromagnetic environments. "This approval validates the modernized Patriot system's readiness to counter evolving threats and protect warfighters and allies in...

RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE, Kwajalein Atoll, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) radars, missiles and integrated systems played key roles in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Flight Test Integrated-01, the largest combined developmental and operational integrated live fire missile defense exercise ever conducted. "This is the most sophisticated test of our ballistic missile defense capabilities ever attempted," said Tom Kennedy,...

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LM) Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile and Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System successfully engaged in the first-ever test of all three systems demonstrating the integrated capabilities of today's U.S. regional missile defense systems. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121025/DA00268) These systems worked together to detect,...

DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target in a test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The test included a ripple fire engagement, utilizing two PAC-3 Missiles against a single target. The first interceptor destroyed the target and the second PAC-3 Missile self destructed as planned. "We continue to demonstrate the...