Tag: Patriot Missile

Lockheed’s New Weapons Aim to Transform the Economics of Air Defense

Steve Schneider - July 21, 2026

Lockheed Martin is expanding its air defense portfolio with two new systems designed to counter the growing range of aerial threats, from drone swarms...

Russia Exploits Ukraine’s Dwindling Patriot Missile Stocks

Steve Schneider - July 7, 2026

Ukraine is facing a critical shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles, creating what analysts describe as a "window of vulnerability" that Russia is exploiting by...

Pentagon Wants Cheaper Patriot Interceptors for Modern Threats

Steve Schneider - May 19, 2026

The United States Army is seeking a new low-cost interceptor missile for the Patriot missile system that would cost under $1 million per round—far...

Ukraine’s Air Defense Boost: Scaling Patriot at Speed

Steve Schneider - April 14, 2026

Raytheon, a business of RTX Corporation, has signed a $3.7 billion contract to supply Patriot GEM-T interceptors to Ukraine. The GEM-T interceptors, part of...

Raytheon Secures $627M Contract to Modernize Dutch Air Defense

Steve Schneider - April 10, 2026

Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $627 million contract to supply the Netherlands with Patriot® air and missile defense system equipment,...

New Pact Drives Major Expansion of U.S. Air Defense Production

Steve Schneider - April 2, 2026

Boeing has reached a seven-year agreement with the US Department of War to triple production of PAC-3 missile seekers to meet rising global demand...

Missile and Launcher Production Ramps Up Amid Rising Global Threats

Steve Schneider - March 24, 2026

The Pentagon reports that the ground-launched Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) made a successful combat debut in the early hours of the Iran conflict, providing...

Lockheed Martin Deal Signals Major Interceptor Production Surge

Steve Schneider - January 6, 2026

Lockheed Martin has signed a seven-year framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to dramatically expand production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)...

Army Scrambles to Fix Patriot Weaknesses Before Threats Escalate

Steve Schneider - January 5, 2026

Russia has adapted the flight profiles of its Iskander ballistic missiles to exploit radar and engagement “blind spots” in the US-made Patriot PAC-3 system,...

US Interceptor Shortages Raise Concerns for Israel’s Future Security

Steve Schneider - January 2, 2026

Israel’s June 2025 conflict with Iran highlighted both Tehran’s missile capabilities and the limits of the missile defense systems of both Israel and the...

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