Boeing awarded $2.7B in contracts to increase PAC‑3 seeker production

HUNTSVILLE — Answering the call for “greater air and missile defense,” Boeing said it will produce more than 3,000 PAC-3 missiles for the Army.

The aerospace and defense contractor was awarded a combination of multiyear contracts valued at approximately $2.7 billion to produce additional Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC‑3) seekers, a Boeing news release said today.

Under the agreements, Boeing will deliver more than 3,000 seekers at rates of up to 750 units per year through 2030.

According to the news release, Boeing, prime contractor Lockheed Martin and the Army will increase production rates and meet new targets for the PAC‑3 interceptor. The company said scaling seeker output is critical to ensuring the Patriot system can continue to defend service members, civilians and critical infrastructure worldwide as threats proliferate.

“Our team has never been better positioned to answer the nation’s call for greater air and missile defense,” said Jim Bryan, executive director of Boeing Integrated Air & Missile Defense. “These multiyear awards recognize the progress we’ve made and will allow us to meet growing global demand for the PAC‑3 seeker.”

Boeing‑built PAC‑3 seekers enable Patriot interceptors to identify, track and defeat advanced threats, including hypersonic threats, hostile aircraft, and ballistic and cruise missiles.

Demand for the interceptors has grown in response to recent conflicts and rapidly changing threat environments in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Indo‑Pacific.

Already this year, Boeing said it has set monthly and 12‑month rolling average production records and is targeting delivery of a record 650 to 700 seekers by year’s end. Years of internal investment, modernization of production lines, strengthened supplier partnerships and the completion of a new 35,000‑square‑foot factory expansion have increased Boeing’s production capacity, the company said.

Since 2000, Boeing has delivered more than 6,000 increasingly sophisticated PAC‑3 seekers to the U.S. Army as a Lockheed Martin subcontractor from its Huntsville facilities.

The United States and 16 other countries rely on PAC‑3 interceptors to protect people and critical infrastructure around the globe, Boeing said.