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Lockheed Martin turns to European partners to expand missile production capacity

Lockheed Martin has identified Germany’s Diehl as a potential partner for PAC-3 interceptor production serving Ukraine and Europe. Separately, the company and Italy’s Avio agreed to cooperate on solid-rocket motors, initially for the Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System and Precision Strike Missile, as access to seekers emerges as another potential production constraint.

Discovered 2026-10-13T10:06:15.361668-07:00 | 2026-10-13T10:06:15.361668-07:00

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European production partnerships could expand access to PAC-3 interceptors for Ukraine and regional customers; Lockheed has described Diehl as a possible partner, not a confirmed production arrangement.
The Lockheed-Avio agreement targets solid-rocket motors for GMLRS and PrSM, while the article identifies seekers as a potential next bottleneck—highlighting that missile output depends on multiple constrained components.

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