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The US Army intends to upgrade and streamline its Patriot
fire units with configuration-3 capability, comprising an affordable
missile guidance system which improves performance and overcome
the original system's obsolescence. This configuration will
be integrated throughout the units deployed worldwide, as part
of the "Pure Fleet" effort launched in 2006. 
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Three battalions are currently undergoing preliminary tests
prior to obtaining "Pure Fleet" capabilities. Testing
will be conducted by Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) Integrated
Defense Systems (IDS), the prime contractor for the Patriot
system and the system integrator for the PAC-3 configuration
received a $38.6 million Army contract to provide increased
capability for warfighters now using the Patriot Advanced Capability-2
(PAC-2) configuration. The contract is for test equipment upgrades
and engineering as the first step in the upgrade of three Patriot
battalions (12 fire units) from PAC-2 to the PAC-3 configuration.
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