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Article: United States: BAE cuts ribbon on $7.5m plant for missile defense system.
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- November 4, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
Shortly after a U.S. Army helicopter was shot down in Iraq six years ago, BAE Systems got an emergency call from the military looking for a missile warning system to help prevent such attacks.
The defense firm began building its Common Missile Warning System, quickly dedicating some of its manufacturing space to production of the electronic systems, which use flares to confuse an enemy missile and send it off course. The systems are currently being used on all Army helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This week, BAE Systems unveiled a new $7.5 million manufacturing facility at the Spit Brook Road location in Nashua that will be ...