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 "slug": "us-army-lockheed-martin-4-76-billion-pac-3-mse-contract-94-percent-foreign-military-sales-2000-interceptors-2030",
 "title": "US Army Awards Lockheed Martin $4.76 Billion PAC-3 MSE Production Contract; 94% Foreign Military Sales; Scale from 600 to 2,000 Interceptors",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/us-army-lockheed-martin-4-76-billion-pac-3-mse-contract-94-percent-foreign-military-sales-2000-interceptors-2030/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/us-army-lockheed-martin-4-76-billion-pac-3-mse-contract-94-percent-foreign-military-sales-2000-interceptors-2030/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-04-09T01:51:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:47.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrand Prairie, 9 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * US Army on 9 April awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.76 billion firm-fixed-price contract for the production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors — approximately 94% of the value (~$4.496 billion) drawn from FY2026 Foreign Military Sales funding\n * Production scaling per the January 2026 Lockheed Martin–Pentagon framework: annual PAC-3 MSE production capacity rises from approximately 600 to 2,000 interceptors over seven yea",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "iamd-air-missile-defense"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "germany",
  "lockheed-martin",
  "netherlands",
  "patriot",
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