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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.
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Mark Cuban has a message for any CEO still treating artificial intelligence as something to dabble in: You’re going to be left behind.
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Dallas–Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing business ecosystems in the United States. Major corporations continue relocating headquarters to North Texas, venture-backed startups are scaling, and entrepreneurs from across the country are increasingly choosing Dallas as the place to build....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Beyond AT&T, other organizations with notable patents granted this week include:
- 7-Eleven’s system for electronically determining correct product placement
- American Airlines’ real-time probability determined iteratively throughout a period of time
- Aristocrat Technologies’ modular robot with power management platform
- Bank of America’s multilingual chatbot
- BMIC’s solar panel roof system with raised access panels
- Celanese’s molded articles with laser-formed pattern
- Elbit Systems of America’s weapon system control handle gauge shaft
- Frontier Communications’ retention brackets for fiber optic cables
- Kyndryl’s patent to identify and obfuscate sensitive data before ingesting to generative AI engines
- Meta Platforms Technologies’ active noise cancellation using remote sensing for open-ear headset
- NVIDIA’s two-phase cooling structure cooling within a single-phase liquid cooled server
- Schumacher Electric’s automotive battery power system
- Texas Instruments’ passive radar receiver system
- Toyota’s remote control of vehicles
- The University of Texas System’s systems for seizure detection
- Verily’s systems and methods for directly predicting cancer patient survival based on histopathology images
- And, an unassigned patent for a spinal decompression rack with artificial intelligence
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Segway is known for its two-wheeled gyroscopic transporter loved by “mall cops” everywhere. But the Beijing-based company—which moved its U.S. headquarters to North Texas in 2024—actually stopped making the famed Segway in 2020....
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Mark Cuban has a message for any CEO still treating artificial intelligence as something to dabble in: You’re going to be left behind.
“Over the next three years, there’s going to be two types of companies: those who are great at AI and those who went out of business,” the entrepreneur and investor said at Convergence AI Dallas, a Dallas Regional Chamber conference highlighting AI trends and innovation in North Texas....
Dallas–Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing business ecosystems in the United States. Major corporations continue relocating headquarters to North Texas, venture-backed startups are scaling, and entrepreneurs from across the country are increasingly choosing Dallas as the place to build....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Beyond AT&T, other organizations with notable patents granted this week include:
- 7-Eleven’s system for electronically determining correct product placement
- American Airlines’ real-time probability determined iteratively throughout a period of time
- Aristocrat Technologies’ modular robot with power management platform
- Bank of America’s multilingual chatbot
- BMIC’s solar panel roof system with raised access panels
- Celanese’s molded articles with laser-formed pattern
- Elbit Systems of America’s weapon system control handle gauge shaft
- Frontier Communications’ retention brackets for fiber optic cables
- Kyndryl’s patent to identify and obfuscate sensitive data before ingesting to generative AI engines
- Meta Platforms Technologies’ active noise cancellation using remote sensing for open-ear headset
- NVIDIA’s two-phase cooling structure cooling within a single-phase liquid cooled server
- Schumacher Electric’s automotive battery power system
- Texas Instruments’ passive radar receiver system
- Toyota’s remote control of vehicles
- The University of Texas System’s systems for seizure detection
- Verily’s systems and methods for directly predicting cancer patient survival based on histopathology images
- And, an unassigned patent for a spinal decompression rack with artificial intelligence
Dallas Invents is a look at U.S....
Segway is known for its two-wheeled gyroscopic transporter loved by “mall cops” everywhere. But the Beijing-based company—which moved its U.S. headquarters to North Texas in 2024—actually stopped making the famed Segway in 2020....
Collins Aerospace—an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business with a significant North Texas presence—has been awarded multiple contracts from Fort Worth-based Bell Textron to deliver five critical systems for the U.S. Army’s MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)....
