Defense News:
WASHINGTON — Five PAC-3 interceptor took out four tactical ballistic missile targets in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, according to a Lockheed Martin statement on Tuesday.
Four PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors and one PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) completed the complex test.
The PAC-3 MSE intercept met a requirement that “supports” a full-rate production decision for that variant, according to the statement.
The MSE version has a larger, dual-pulse solid rocket motor and larger control fins that double the missile’s reach and improve performance against evolving ballistic and cruise missiles…
