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Army Helicopter Pilot Tours Nashua, N.H., Plant that Developed Missile Part.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, July, 2003

By Karen Spiller, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 11--NASHUA, N.H. -- When U.S. Army Apache helicopter pilot Sean McNeal signed on the dotted line to serve his country, he never expected to become a hero or even get a pat on the back.

But that's exactly what's happened since arriving home last month from Ira....

There, the chief warrant officer fired the Longbow Hellfire Missile, a "fire and forget" weapon that can find targets in bad weather and heavy anti-armor attack capability for attack helicopters.

The pats on the back continued all day Thursday as he toured the BAE Systems Information & Electronic Warfare Systems plant on Spit Brook Road, where the receiver for the Longbow Hellfire...

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