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From 450 to 750: Lockheed Boosts Patriot Missile Output to Meet NATO Demand
Lockheed Martin will raise annual output of its PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors from 600 in 2025 to 750 by 2027, responding to heightened demand among NATO allies and partners, according to Hartpunkt report published on July 16.
Lockheed Martin’s current rate of 600 PAC-3 MSE missiles per year—up from 450 in 2023—is set to climb to 750 by 2027, adding roughly eight more interceptors each month.
Achieving this increase hinges on expanding its supplier base across Europe. Lockheed Martin vice president Jason Reynolds noted existing agreements with Germany’s Diehl for power systems and Spain’s Sener for actuator assemblies, and said talks are under way with additional subcontractors throughout the continent, as detailed by Defence UA.
Poland’s PZL Mielec facility and Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No. 1 in Łódź are already producing the transport-launch canisters under a $4.75 billion contract inked in 2018, and discussions are ongoing with Danish firms to further diversify the supply chain.
Separately, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan remains the only licensed overseas assembly site for up to 30 PAC-3 MSE missiles per year, though Reynolds suggested that, pending US government approval, “German companies have the capabilities to produce the complete missile.”
Earlier, NATO rushed additional Patriot launchers and interceptors to Ukraine amid a surge of Russian airstrikes, accelerating transfers “as quickly as possible,” NATO’s Allied Air Command leader, General Alexus Grynkewich, said on July 17, 2025.
It was reported that the deliveries came from allied stocks to bolster Kyiv’s air defenses.
