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Pentagon Expands Patriot, THAAD Production to Address Missile Shortages
(MENAFN) The US Defense Department finalizes multi-year agreements with General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin to substantially increase domestic production of advanced missile interceptors, as concerns grow over limited supplies.
The seven-year contracts are designed to triple output of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) MSE interceptors and raise THAAD production capacity fourfold.
“General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin have answered the call. We are cutting red tape, shortening timelines, and rapidly scaling our domestic manufacturing capacity,” Michael Duffey, under secretary for acquisition and sustainment at Pentagon, said.
The production expansion focuses on increasing manufacturing volumes while speeding up deliveries. It also targets key interceptor components, including motor cases, seeker housings and midsections, as well as shroud deployment systems.
Duffey describes the initiative as part of efforts to strengthen the “Arsenal of Freedom” and preserve the technological edge of US military forces.
The agreements provide a long-term framework for expanding manufacturing, although the funding required to support the program remains dependent on annual approval from Congress.
The seven-year contracts are designed to triple output of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) MSE interceptors and raise THAAD production capacity fourfold.
“General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin have answered the call. We are cutting red tape, shortening timelines, and rapidly scaling our domestic manufacturing capacity,” Michael Duffey, under secretary for acquisition and sustainment at Pentagon, said.
The production expansion focuses on increasing manufacturing volumes while speeding up deliveries. It also targets key interceptor components, including motor cases, seeker housings and midsections, as well as shroud deployment systems.
Duffey describes the initiative as part of efforts to strengthen the “Arsenal of Freedom” and preserve the technological edge of US military forces.
The agreements provide a long-term framework for expanding manufacturing, although the funding required to support the program remains dependent on annual approval from Congress.
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