Lockheed Martin launches production of PAC-3 Patriot Advanced Capability missile for Kuwait 1408131
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:59 AM | |||
Lockheed Martin launches production of PAC-3 Patriot Advanced Capability missile for Kuwait. | |||
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $308 million contract modification from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment program. In addition to Fiscal Year 2013 missile and command launch system production for the U.S. Army, the contract marks the first Foreign Military Sale of the PAC-3 Missile to Kuwait. Kuwait is the sixth international customer for the PAC-3 Missile. | |||
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Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor on the PAC-3 Missile Segment upgrade to the Patriot air defense system. | |||
The contract includes production of 244 hit-to-kill PAC-3 Missiles, 72 launcher modification kits and associated tooling, as well as program management. This is the 14th production buy of the PAC-3 Missile Segment by the U.S. government. | |||