Lockheed Found a Way to Cut a PAC-3 MSE Missile’s Price in Half—But It Comes With a Major Catch

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Lockheed Found a Way to Cut a PAC-3 MSE Missile’s Price in Half—But It Comes With a Major Catch

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programming.dev

Defense One reported that the PAC-3 ACE’s first flight is not expected until early 2028, with production planned roughly 18 months after that—putting serial manufacturing around mid-2029 if the current schedule holds.

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BananaOnionJuice

lemmy.dbzer0.com

Half of the missiles are made of wood?

NOT_RICK

lemmy.world

The Attitude Control Motors have been removed, and the ACE will use a less complex seeker. Instead of relying on a kinetic collision to destroy its target, the missile will carry a conventional blast-fragmentation warhead.