Pentagon boosts THAAD interceptor production via Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman deal
President Donald Trump’s War Department signed framework agreements with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to expand missile-defense production. The deals target quadrupling output of THAAD interceptor structural components and tripling PAC-3 production. Agreements include $2 billion for rocket motors and safety devices and a $1 billion pact to increase THAAD component deliveries, with Northrop stating combined $3 billion in deal value.