America’s Patriot air defense systems may soon be kept online faster and cheaper, thanks to US Army engineers at Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD).
To make that happen, a multidisciplinary team at TYAD reconstructed the cable connectors for the system’s Electric Power Plant III, a critical generator.
Previously, connectors were sourced internationally at $20,000 each and took more than a year to arrive, delaying readiness of the $1-million weapon system they support.
Read the full story on NextGen Defense: US Army Engineers Find Faster Way to Keep Patriot Air Defenses Online
