The U.S. and its NATO allies plan to establish a Patriot missile maintenance center in Europe
The United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden have agreed to explore the possibility of establishing a specialized maintenance center in Europe for PAC-3 missiles used in the Patriot air defense systems.
A corresponding intergovernmental agreement was signed during the Defense Industry Forum held as part of the NATO summit.
“Lockheed Martin welcomes the commitment by the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden to explore the possibility of establishing a specialized PAC-3 missile maintenance center in Europe. The relevant intergovernmental agreement was signed today during the Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit,” the company stated.
The new center is intended to strengthen the readiness of NATO’s integrated air and missile defense system by developing regional capabilities for the maintenance and operational readiness of PAC-3 missiles.
It is expected to serve NATO member countries that use the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) and PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptor missiles.
Lockheed Martin will provide manufacturing, engineering, and logistics support for the project, as well as supply chain management and technical support.
The company also emphasized that global demand for PAC-3 missiles continues to grow due to their proven combat effectiveness.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Defense signed a framework agreement to triple production capacity for PAC-3 MSE missiles, and in April, Lockheed Martin was awarded a $4.7 billion contract to further increase production of these interceptor missiles.
This was reported by Lockheed Martin.
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