Switzerland cleared to buy 72 PAC-3 MSE interceptors

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Nov. 15 that the State Department has cleared a Foreign Military Sale of 72 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to Switzerland.

The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor set a distance record in its latest flight test with the longest one-shot hit-to-kill intercept against an Air-Breathing Threat at White Sands Missile Range on July 26. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

The purchase is expected to cost Swiss taxpayers $700 million. The prime contractor will be Lockheed-Martin and any offset requirements will be negotiated between the aerospace firm and the Swiss government.

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