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L3Harris wins $4.7 billion PAC-3 propulsion award and $60 million U.S. Air Force sensor contract

Lockheed Martin awarded L3Harris an undefinitized contract valued at $4.7 billion to manufacture propulsion systems for PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors, while the U.S. Air Force separately awarded about $60 million to continue C-HOBS proximity-sensor production in Cincinnati.

Discovered 2026-09-14T07:51:18.948673-07:00 | 2026-09-14T07:51:18.948673-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The $4.7 billion PAC-3 propulsion award supports efforts to expand interceptor production as global and domestic demand for Patriot systems outpaces available supply.
The separate $60 million C-HOBS award extends L3Harris’ role in producing cockpit-selectable height-of-burst sensors for U.S. Air Force munitions.
Together, the contracts highlight sustained procurement demand for missile-defense propulsion and precision-fuzing technologies across the U.S. defense industrial base.

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