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U.S. Army issues RFI for FIM-92-based anti-cruise missile defense system

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The U.S. Army is seeking feedback from the industry on how to create an anti-cruise missile air defense system based on the FIM-92 MANPADS.

Defense.gov News Photo 111203-M-KU932-224 - Cpl. Richard Campbell Jr. right and Lance Cpl. James Chappell with the Low Altitude Air Defense Detachment for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
By: Lance Cp. Michael Petersheim, U.S. Marine Corps (www.defense.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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