Saturday, January 6, 2018

U.S. Defense Contractors Expect The New Patriot Missile System Will Be Selling Like 'Hotcakes'



The Warzone/The Drive: Enhanced Patriot Missile Enters Full Rate Production, Will Sell Like Hotcakes

Driven by world events, the market for ballistic missile defense is very hot at the moment, and the Patriot PAC-3 MSE's timing seems just right.

The latest iteration of the popular Patriot Missile System, known as the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE), helped swat down multiple targets over White Sands Missile Range during a complex test last November. The PAC-3 MSE interceptor was joined during the test by the Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) Patriot variant that aims at reducing the cost per shot of the long-running missile type.

This successful test evolution marked the end of the validation phase for the PAC-3 MSE, with the missile having been cleared for full rate production. A contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars was subsequently awarded by the Pentagon in January 2nd, 2018 to build large quantities of the missiles for the US Army and an increasing number of American allies that field the system.

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WNU Editor: I am not sure if the "enhanced patriot missile system" will sell like "hotcakes". Missile defense is very expensive .... Poland Shocked By The High Sticker Price For The American Patriot Defense System (December 7, 2017)

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