Event Brief
Lockheed gets first GM Patriot interceptor parts batch
By The BriefBrief · Sources (7)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
Summary: Lockheed Martin said it received its first shipment of critical components from General Motors for Patriot interceptors less than a month after the companies signed a manufacturing agreement. GM Defense delivered PAC-3 MSE housing components on Aug. 28, 22 days after the Aug. 6 contract signing, with parts that usually take months or years to produce.
WHO: Lockheed Martin; GM Defense
WHAT: GM Defense delivered the first batch of PAC-3 MSE housing components for Patriot interceptors to Lockheed Martin.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: To supply critical Patriot interceptor components under a newly signed manufacturing agreement aimed at speeding weapons production.
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