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Lockheed Martin to build radar- and infrared-guided missile defense interceptors in $304.9 million deal

From militaryaerospace.com May 20, 2022: "Missile defense experts at Lockheed Martin Corp. will build radar- and infrared-guided missile-defense rocket interceptors for the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to protect against incoming ballistic missiles under terms of a $304.9 million order announced in April... THAAD is a key element of the U.S. ballistic missile-defense system to defend the continental United States, its deployed forces, and allies against ballistic missiles of all ranges and in all phases of flight. THAAD consists of five major components: launchers,...

Nova Electric’s UPSs Part of US Navy’s Successful ICBM Defense Test

Exciting news as recently reported by defensenews.com: “The U.S. Navy has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean with an SM-3 Block IIA missile in a milestone test that demonstrated a potential scheme to defend Hawaii, the Missile Defense Agency announced Tuesday morning. The test, which comes on the heels of the revealing of a larger North Korean ICBM in October that could potentially strike the U.S. East Coast, is the first time the United States has shot down an ICBM with anything...