
PARIS--Lockheed Martin [LMT] is moving its new miniature missile into development following an Army deal, announced Wednesday, to mature the close-range lethality interceptor to meet requirements for the Extended Mission Area Missile program.The two-and-a-half foot, five-pound Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor is designed to take down rockets, artillery, mortars and UAVs, and Lockheed officials are calling it the most “cost effective, high-lethality” option for the Army’s next indirect fire protection capability.“We’ve just received a contract to take this from the laboratory…