The newest variant of the U.S. Army's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor successfully destroyed a missile in a March 2 flight test, according to a press release issued the same day by Orbital Sciences Corp., which built the target. The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor is being developed by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control of Dallas to replace the current-generation PAC-3 missiles used in the Patriot air and missile defense system. The PAC-3 MSE also was chosen as the interceptor for the Medium Extended Air Defense System that the United States is developing with Germany and Italy, but it remains to be seen whether that system is ever produced.
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