
Boeing has signed a seven-year, $14.7 billion contract with the Pentagon to triple work on upgrading Patriot PAC-3 MSE missile seekers and increase production.
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Growing demand for Patriot air defense systems leads to the need for large-scale modernization and increased production rates of missiles.
Boeing has entered into a seven-year agreement with the Pentagon to triple the scope of work to upgrade the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) homing head for a total of $14.7 billion, Defense News writes.
The publication notes that a dramatic increase in the interceptor's capabilities will occur as part of an agreement that provides for an increase in annual missile production from approximately 600 to 2,000 units.
In September, the Telegram channel “Informant” noticed that American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) were operating in salvo mode while repelling attacks on a base in Jordan.
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