洛克希德·马丁公司 PAC-3 系列导弹拦截系统的最新版本旨在提升极致机动性，以应对多样化的导弹威胁，这是《国防新闻》获悉的信息。
The latest iteration of Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 family of missile interceptors is designed to bring extreme agility to bear against a diverse array of missile threats, Defense News learned.
这家国防巨头于本周五揭晓了 PAC-3 Edge，并在今日于华盛顿特区陆军协会年会上首次亮相。
The defense giant unveiled the PAC-3 Edge this Friday and debuted it at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., today.
“该导弹可从传统的 M903 发射装置发射。它也能从国内外正在寻求的集装箱式发射装置发射，此外还能从我们的 HIMARS FLEX 发射，而 HIMARS FLEX 是我们传统 HIMARS 车辆的进攻和防御配置，”洛克希德·马丁公司导弹与火控系统集成防空与反导部门副总裁兼总经理杰森·雷诺兹对《国防新闻》表示。
“This missile is capable of being launched from the traditional M903 launcher. It’s capable of being launched from the containerized launchers that are being sought after domestically and internationally, as well as our HIMARS FLEX, which is the offense and defense configuration of our traditional HIMARS vehicle,” Jason Reynolds, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Integrated Air and Missile Defense, told Defense News.
洛克希德·马丁公司今年1月宣布了一项为期七年的框架协议，以将 PAC-3 拦截导弹的年产量从大约600枚提升至2000枚。
Lockheed in January announced a seven-year framework agreement to increase annual PAC-3 interceptor production from approximately 600 to 2,000.
PAC-3 Edge 的揭幕旨在防御高超音速和先进导弹威胁，而此时美国军队对依赖昂贵拦截系统来应对廉价弹药的依赖正受到越来越多的审查，特别是伊朗在“史诗之怒”行动中部署的弹药，这一情况已持续了过去八个月。
Designed to defend against hypersonic and advanced missile threats, the unveiling of the PAC-3 Edge comes as the U.S. military’s reliance on costly interceptors against cheap munitions, particularly those deployed by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, has come under increased scrutiny over the past eight months.
全新的 PAC-3 Edge 导弹是在 PAC-3 MSE 的基础上研发而成，PAC-3 MSE 是洛克希德·马丁公司的基线导弹，并在此基础上进一步提升了其性能。Edge 系统更长，直径更大，从而增加了其射程。
The new PAC-3 Edge missile builds on the foundations of the PAC-3 MSE, Lockheed’s baseline missile, and pushes its abilities farther. The Edge system is longer and features a larger diameter, increasing its range.
“它还能达到更高的高度，并且具备更强的机动性。它配备了姿态控制发动机，这些发动机位于导弹前部附近，基本上可以在飞行过程中偏转导弹，”雷诺兹解释道。“此外，它还配备了额外的姿态控制发动机，以赋予其更强的机动性。”虽然 PAC-3 MSE 采用双脉冲固体火箭发动机以快速接近移动目标，但新系统采用了由诺斯罗普·格鲁曼设计的多脉冲发动机。
“It also goes higher in altitude and has more agility. It has attitude control motors, which are located near the front of the missile and basically divert the missile in flight,” Reynolds explained. “This has additional attitude control motors that give it additional agility.”While the PAC-3 MSE uses a two-pulse solid rocket motor to speedily approach moving targets, the new system has multi-pulse motor designed by Northrop Grumman.
“它的电机有第三个脉冲，这意味着电机在飞行过程中会点火三次，从而赋予其额外的机动性以击中目标，”雷诺兹说。
“It has a third pulse to the motor, so that means the motor will fire three times during its flight, giving it additional agility to kill the target,” Reynolds said.
该武器的设计不仅实现了前所未有的机动性，还能够轻松集成到当前及未来的导弹防御网络中。它与诺斯罗普·格鲁曼的综合战斗指挥系统（即IBCS）兼容，这是陆军用于将防空和导弹防御传感器整合到一个中心枢纽的指挥与控制网络。
The weapon is designed not only for unprecedented maneuverability but to be easily integrated with both present and future missile defense networks. It is compatible with Northrop’s Integrated Battle Command System, or IBCS, a command-and-control network the Army uses to mesh air and missile defense sensors into a central hub.
公司计划于2027年开始测试PAC-3 Edge，并计划在2031年前使其具备部署能力，尽管洛克希德·马丁希望能够更早实现这一目标，雷诺兹补充道。
The company intends to begin testing the PAC-3 Edge in 2027 and have it ready to deploy by 2031, although Lockheed aims to have it ready earlier, Reynolds added.
“美国陆军的时间表是2031年。我们洛克希德·马丁正努力提前实现这一目标，尽早交付这一能力，也就是说，大约在十年之交的时候，”他说。
“The U.S. Army’s timeline is 2031. We, Lockheed Martin, are trying to pull that in and deliver this capability sooner, so around the turn of the decade,” he said.