Event Brief
Lockheed receives first GM Patriot interceptor parts
By The BriefBrief · Sources (7)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM 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 housing components for the PAC-3 MSE on Aug. 28, 22 days after the Aug. 6 contract signing.
WHO: Lockheed Martin; General Motors (GM Defense)
WHAT: GM Defense delivered the first batch of critical housing components for Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 MSE Patriot interceptors.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The shipment followed a newly signed manufacturing agreement aimed at accelerating Patriot interceptor production.
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