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The U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin a multibillion-dollar contract to continue critical accelerated production of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE). [Image: Lockheed]
Lockheed Martin Gets $4.7B Contract for Upgraded Version of Patriot Missile
by David Seeley | Apr 13, 2026
For over a month, Patriot missile interceptors have been fired at Iran's incoming ballistic missiles by the U.S. and its allies across the Mideast. Now a multi-billion-dollar contract between the U.S. government and Lockheed—whose Missiles and Fire Control division is headquartered in North Texas—aims to deliver "record numbers" of the interceptors for American and allied forces this year.
