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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,...

THAAD, in first operational use, destroys midrange ballistic missile in Houthi attack

January 21, 2022 from defensenews.com "A multibillion-dollar missile defense system owned by the United Arab Emirates and developed by the U.S. military intercepted a ballistic missile on Monday during a deadly attack by Houthi militants in Abu Dhabi, marking the system’s first known use in a military operation." The THAAD system uses Nova's Jupiter-Series UPS system in the radar, and uses our Galaxy-Series UPS in the fire control that was used to actually fire the missile that shot down the enemy's midrange...