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Pentagon signs seven-year agreements to triple PAC-3 MSE and quadruple THAAD production

The Pentagon has signed seven-year framework agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin to expand the industrial base for air-defense interceptors. The deals target a tripling of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement production capacity and a fourfold increase in THAAD missile output.

Discovered 2026-08-31T06:05:51.978989-07:00 | 2026-08-31T06:05:51.978989-07:00

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The agreements establish a seven-year framework for expanding production of two key U.S. missile-defense systems, providing longer-term visibility for suppliers and the Pentagon.
The planned capacity increases—threefold for Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors and fourfold for THAAD missiles—signal a major push to strengthen U.S. air-defense manufacturing capacity.
The agreements involve General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin, placing two major defense contractors at the center of the production expansion.

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