US signs deal to boost Patriot and THAAD missile parts production

The Pentagon said that the production of Patriots will triple and THAAD systems quadruple under a framework deal.

The US has faced growing concerns over its air defense and precision-guided weapon inventories

The US has signed a more than US$3 billion deal with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to ramp up production of Patriot and ‌THAAD interceptor missile parts, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine strain stockpiles. The deal, announced by the Pentagon and Northrop on Monday, follows last week’s announcement of a contract

The Pentagon is looking to triple Patriot missile production and quadruple THAAD interceptor production through framework agreements announced Monday.

US signs deal to boost Patriot and THAAD missile parts production  reuters.com

Defence giants Lockheed and Northrop see billion-dollar deals as Pentagon accelerates missile arsenal production

The US Defense Department signed a deal with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to boost production of missile-interceptor components.

US president tells reporters during Camp David cabinet meeting technology ‘a hard thing to give away’ Donald Trump has backed off a promise to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot air defense interceptors, telling reporters that handing over the underlying technology was “a hard thing to give away” during a cabinet

Trump changes stance on letting Ukraine build PatriotUS President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington has not agreed to Ukraine producing Patriot surface-to-air interceptor missiles, walking back earlier signals that Kyiv would be granted a production licence."We have not agreed to that," Trump said, adding that t

Earlier this month, Trump offered to license Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. hasn't agreed to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missile systems.

President Donald Trump has not decided whether he will let Ukraine produce Patriot interceptor missiles, he told the Financial Times, despite agreements Washington and Kyiv had previously announced.

US president had earlier said he would allow the country to produce the weapon vital for its defence against Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on July 8 to grant Ukraine licenses to produce its own Patriot interceptors, but those permits haven’t been issued

Ukraine is looking to other allies for vital supplies of air-defense missiles after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s White House visit this week yielded no pledge of new supplies, Kyiv’s ambassador to Washington said.