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It would be interesting to track the magazine size the Army requires of the Lower Tier Future Interceptor (LT-FI). A six-shot magazine on the current launcher would let Lockheed Martin engineer the PAC-3 EDGE as a 14 to 14.5 inch (350 to 370 mm) diameter, roughly 1,200 lb (about 545 kg) all up round with nearly 60% more propellant volume than the PAC-3 MSE. An eight-shot requirement, on the other hand, would most likely limit it to about 13 inches (330 mm) and under 1,000 lb (about 450 kg), with roughly 30% more propellant volume than baseline PAC-3 MSE system. Either configuration would be a significant step up from the current MSE and would let Patriot better exploit the performance envelope of the LTAMDS. A naval EDGE could offer the Navy a similar jump over its current lower tier interceptors.