What Happened
American Manufacturing Expertise Accelerates Defense Production
Lockheed Martin has announced a partnership with GM Defense to produce mission-critical components for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor missile. The first delivery of components occurred in under one month, demonstrating the effectiveness of defense and commercial partnerships in accelerating production. Lockheed Martin is investing $8-9 billion to scale munitions production, with plans to increase production and warehousing space by almost 50%. The partnership was announced by Lockheed Martin.