A high-tech missile guidance system built in the Rocket City has taken home the title of “Coolest Thing Made in Alabama” for ...

The Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (PATRIOT) Advanced Capability-Three (PAC-3) program is an air-defense, guided missile system with long-range, medium- to high-altitude, all-weather ...

The Coolest Thing Made in Alabama campaign highlights the vital role of manufacturing in Alabama’s economy.

The PAC-3 seeker is a key component of the Patriot missile defense system, allowing the system’s interceptors to detect, track and neutralize a range of aerial threats, from cruise missiles to ...

The seeker component allows the Patriot air defense system’s interceptors to identify ... Boeing produces PAC-3 seekers in Huntsville for the U.S. Army and international partner nations as ...

but any that are missed would be targeted by the PAC-3. The Aegis Ashore system had initially been intended to provide a third line of defense, but the government decided to stop the deployment in ...