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Navy/USMC

Marine Corps Successfully Tests Medium Range Intercept Capability Prototype

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

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Marine Corps Successfully Tests Medium Range Intercept Capability Prototype

Northrop Grumman's AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

The Marine Corps on Dec. 16 successfully tested its Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) prototype during a live fire demonstration at White Sands Missile Range in Mexico. The MRIC concept involves integrating the Marine Corps’ current Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) and Common Aviation Command and Control System with Israel’s Iron Dome mini-Battle Management Control components and Tamir interceptor missile. “The MRIC is a missile system which detects, tracks, identifies and defeats enemy cruise missiles threats and other manned and…

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