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After going three-for-three at White Sands, the system is scheduled for one more testing event later this year before service brass make decisions about future funding.
The MRIC prototype is one of the systems developed to address an emerging capability gap for the USMC and uses Israeli missile defense components.
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The MRIC prototype employs the Iron Dome Tamir interceptor and launcher, in conjunction with the Marine Corps’ G/ATOR radar.
The US Marine Corps (USMC) will conduct two additional live-fire tests with its cruise missile defence prototype centred around important Iron Dome components this year before deciding on whether to press ahead with weapon development and ha...