Lockheed Martin flight-tests RIG-360 for Patriot PAC-3 missiles

Lockheed Martin completed the first developmental flight test of its Remote Intercept Guidance 360 (RIG-360) system, which lets PAC-3 missiles communicate with radars across a 360-degree field. The program hit three major milestones in months and is running ahead of the U.S. Army's delivery schedule.

• RIG-360 gives PAC-3 missiles 360-degree in-flight radar communications
• Three captive-carry tests preceded the first developmental flight test
• The program passed critical-design review and is ahead of schedule
• EMD-phase funding began roughly a year before the milestones