Marine Corps safety testing new urban assault rocket system

In response to an urgent operational need by troops in Iraq, the U.S. Marine Corps is safety testing a new shoulder-fired rocket system for urban assault based on Lockheed Martin's Predator anti-tank weapon system. The Marine Corps canceled full-rate production for the Predator in 2003 based on...

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