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Sweden Receives First PAC-3 MSE Interceptors

Wednesday, May 12th, 2021

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Sweden Receives First PAC-3 MSE Interceptors

Launch of Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered an initial order of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles to Sweden in April, the company said May 10. The State Department originally approved a $3.2 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Sweden of four Patriot Configuration 3+ Modernized Fire Units along with 200 PAC-3 MSE missiles in February 2018 (Defense Daily, Feb. 21, 2018). “By choosing PAC-3 MSE for missile defense, our customers around the world know they have the combat-proven technology…

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