Patriot launcher: Pentagon signs contracts to triple interceptor output

Soldier in front of a Patriot missile launcher as the Pentagon expands interceptor production

The photo shows a soldier in camouflage standing in front of a Patriot air-defense missile launcher with its launch canister section raised. The image illustrates the news about the Pentagon's seven-year contracts to triple and quadruple production of Patriot and THAAD interceptors. One of the canisters is marked INERT, indicating a training unit.

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