Boeing has secured multiyear contracts worth approximately $2.7 billion to produce more than 3,000 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile seekers through 2030, according to the company.
The agreements, reached with the U.S. Army and prime contractor Lockheed Martin, are intended to increase seeker production to as many as 750 units annually. Boeing stated that scaling output is vital to sustaining the Patriot system’s ability to defend forces, civilians, and key infrastructure amid rising global demand for air and missile defence.
“Our team has never been better positioned to answer the nation’s call for greater air and missile defense,” said Jim Bryan, executive director of Boeing Integrated Air and Missile Defense. “These multiyear awards recognize the progress we’ve made and will allow us to meet growing global demand for the PAC-3 seeker.”
According to Boeing, the PAC-3 seeker enables interceptors to identify, track, and defeat a wide range of aerial threats, including hypersonic weapons, aircraft, and both ballistic and cruise missiles. Demand for the system has reportedly grown following conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific.
The company said it has achieved record production levels in 2025, with targets set for 650 to 700 seeker deliveries by the end of the year. Boeing credited the increase to factory modernisation, strengthened supplier networks, and the completion of a 35,000-square-foot facility expansion at its Huntsville, Alabama, site.
Since 2000, Boeing has delivered more than 6,000 PAC-3 seekers to the U.S. Army as a subcontractor to Lockheed Martin. Seventeen countries, including the United States, currently operate the PAC-3 interceptor system.
