Patriot missile launch: Pentagon boosts air defense production

Launch of a Patriot air defense missile from a wheeled launcher with a fiery plume and smoke, illustrating Pentagon contracts to ramp up production of Patriot and THAAD missiles

The image captures the moment a Patriot air defense missile lifts off from a mobile wheeled launcher. The fiery exhaust and billowing smoke highlight the system that General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin will produce in greater volumes under new seven-year Pentagon contracts.

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