Communications glitch likely led to recent PAC-3 miss, says colonel
Early analysis indicates that a communications failure between the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile and its hit-to-kill (HTK) seeker may have been what caused it to miss a Hera theater ballistic missile target during a July 9 test (DAILY, July 10). According to Col. John Urias of the...
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