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The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to increase production capacity for the Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 Missile Segment Enhancements, bringing annual production to 650 per year.
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The contract marks a major step towards meeting the increasing global demand for the critical air and missile defence capability provided by the Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancements (MSE).
Over the last eight months, the PAC-3 team has significantly increased output and achieved new record highs for missile production. In 2024, production has grown by more than 30 per cent with another 20 per cent growth planned for next year.
Brian Kubik, vice-president of PAC-3 Programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, welcomed this contract announcement, saying, “To meet the increased demand, Lockheed Martin started this effort with internal funding more than a year ago to expand the PAC-3 MSE production capacity, both in our factories and across the supply chain. We are also investing to implement lean, agile processes to deliver this critical product to our partners more efficiently.”
Lockheed Martin is on track to produce in excess of stated capacity for the next several years, with Lockheed Martin production set to exceed 500 PAC-3 MSEs in 2024, marking a new production high. The team also recently completed the 2,000th PAC-3 MSE missile– a significant milestone in the life of the program.
The production ramp-up of critical systems like PAC-3 is a key component of Lockheed Martin’s 21st Century Security vision, which aims to strengthen the defence industrial base and develop more advanced, modernised solutions.
As Lockheed Martin continues to ramp up production to meet demand, PAC-3 MSE remains at the forefront, addressing both current and emerging threats with unwavering precision and effectiveness.
The PAC-3 family of missiles defend against incoming threats using direct body-to-body contact or “hit-to-kill” capability that delivers exponentially more kinetic energy on the target than can be achieved with blast-fragmentation mechanisms.
