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Pentagon Awards $2.06 Billion to Lockheed Martin for THAAD Replenishment

The award raises total THAAD production funding above $10.4 billion by extending interceptor deliveries through December 2029 to rebuild stocks expended in recent conflicts.

File photo of a THAAD by Cory D. Payne
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Overview

  • The contract modification P00105 adds $2.06 billion to Lockheed Martin’s existing THAAD production deal, boosting its value to over $10.4 billion.
  • Interceptor deliveries are scheduled through December 1, 2029 to address an estimated 20 percent depletion of global THAAD stocks.
  • The decision follows the use of more than 150 THAAD interceptors to defend Israel during a 12-day missile exchange with Iran, revealing production shortcomings.
  • THAAD components will be manufactured under fixed-price incentive terms at Lockheed facilities in Dallas, Sunnyvale, Troy, and Camden.
  • As a core layer of U.S. missile defense architecture, THAAD operates alongside allied systems across deployments from the Middle East to East Asia.