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Switzerland Signs Agreement With U.S. To Buy PAC-3 MSE Missiles

Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

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Switzerland Signs Agreement With U.S. To Buy PAC-3 MSE Missiles

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

This week Switzerland signed an agreement with the U.S. government to buy Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles via Foreign Military Sales (FMS), the Swiss government and the company said Tuesday. Switzerland’s federal department of defense, civil protection and sport announced the Oct. 30 agreement plans for the PAC-3 MSE missiles to be delivered in 2028 and 2019. The Swiss parliament previously approved funding of $330 million for this acquisition in the Army Message…

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