Huntsville Boeing awarded $2.7 billion missile seeker contracts

Huntsville Boeing awarded $2.7 billion missile seeker contracts

"...The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seekers work with the PAC-3 interceptor to identify, track and destroy hypersonic threats, hostile aircraft and ballistic and cruise missiles. ..."

Reference: www.al.com .

Missile-defense units arrive on Japan’s westernmost island ahead of North Korean launch

Missile-defense units arrive on Japan’s westernmost island ahead of North Korean launch

"...Equipment and personnel arrived Sunday at Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost inhabited island, a day after the country’s defense minister ordered the Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, missile-defense system to be deployed there. The move follows North Korea’s announcement Wednesday of its final preparations to launch a “military surveillance satellite..."

Reference: www.stripes.com .