US Expands Patriot Missile Production Amid Iran Tensions and Ukraine Conflict
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First reported by Ynet · 3 hours ago
What happened
The US is boosting Patriot missile production with a $58.6 billion contract to Lockheed Martin amid concerns over depleted missile stocks due to conflicts in Iran and Ukraine. Lockheed Martin aims to triple output and expand its workforce by 2030, while the Pentagon also plans to increase Tomahawk missile production with RTX. The move addresses reduced US missile inventories after extensive recent use in the Middle East.
- 01US awards Lockheed Martin $58.6 billion contract to expand Patriot missile production through 2032.
- 02The expansion responds to ammunition depletion from conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.
- 03Lockheed Martin plans to triple PAC-3 MSE missile output to 2,000 annually by decade's end.
- 04Workforce at Arkansas plant to grow by 50%, with $8-9 billion invested in US production upgrades.
- 05Pentagon also boosts Tomahawk cruise missile production with RTX amid low missile inventories.
- 06US currently has fewer than 1,000 Patriot and 250 THAAD interceptors, key air defense assets.
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