Overview

• The Army’s PEO Missiles & Space and Army Contracting Command-Redstone definitized a multiyear pact covering PAC-3 MSE production through fiscal 2026.
• Official Army releases list 1,970 interceptors while InsideDefense reports 1,650, a quantity discrepancy not yet reconciled in public documents.
• The deal includes associated hardware for U.S. and international partners under a mechanism that permits incremental annual funding.
• Leaders cited faster inventory build, larger lot buys, cost predictability and a stronger munitions supply chain as key benefits of the approach.
• A signing ceremony marking the contract was held September 3 at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Grand Prairie, Texas.