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		WalterBright on May 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hypersonic missiles are misunderstood > a relatively small production run Over 10,000 have been built. The R&D cost should have been amortized away by now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot

nradov on May 25, 2023 | [–]

R&D has never stopped. Raytheon has a large team of engineers working on enhancements even today.

greedo on May 25, 2023 | [–]

The difference between an original Patriot MIM-104 and today's PAC-3 MSE is huge.

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