Huntsville a major player in defense

Interceptor missiles, radars with Huntsville ties in place as North Korea plans rocket launch

"...Those Standard Missile 3 interceptors aboard U.S. and Japanese Aegis destroyers are made by Raytheon. And a version of those SM-3 missiles will soon be put together at the $75 million plant the company is building on Redstone Arsenal...."

Reference: al.com .

U.S. Diplomat to Discuss Missile Defense With Czechs

U.S. Diplomat to Discuss Missile Defense With Czechs
"...Under the "third site" plan developed by the Bush administration, the Czech Republic would have hosted a large radar center while 10 long-range missile interceptors would have been deployed in Poland. The Obama administration now intends in coming years to deploy sea- and land-based versions of the Standard Missile 3 interceptor to counter what is seen as a growing threat from Iran..."
Reference: Missile Defensewww.globalsecuritynewswire.org

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