Advertisement of the Year: Fancy a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile?

Good to see, even in times of economic downturn, that American ingenuity linking big missiles and advertising hasn't been diminished.

Wired's Danger Room, which tipped us off to this combination, offers high praise: "[This] features a paleolithic slogan ("PAC-3: Hit to Kill"); impenetrable defense acquisition jargon ("the incorporation of performance maturation is accomplished by block acquisitions"); and voiceover narration by someone who sounds disturbingly similar to Simpsons character Kent Brockman."

Bonus: There's a name-check for my hometown of Huntsville, Alabama! I am so proud....

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