{"id":131461,"date":"2026-06-25T15:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/06\/25\/lockheed-martin-wins-over-35-billion-contract-to-quadruple-thaad-production\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:28:24","slug":"lockheed-martin-wins-over-35-billion-contract-to-quadruple-thaad-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/06\/25\/lockheed-martin-wins-over-35-billion-contract-to-quadruple-thaad-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin wins over $35 billion contract to quadruple THAAD production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed Martin won an over $35 billion contract to boost the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seven-year contract, awarded by the U.S. Missile 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approach propels our efforts to strengthen the defense industrial base, expand production and deliver capabilities to the American warfighter at unprecedented speed and scale,\u201d Tim Cahill, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control president, said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract moves forward the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.lockheedmartin.com\/2026-01-29-Lockheed-Martin-and-U-S-Department-of-War-Sign-Framework-Agreement-to-Quadruple-THAAD-Interceptor-Production-Capacity?_gl=1*7f1nci*_gcl_au*MTYxNDQ4ODk3NS4xNzYzNDExOTc3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">January framework agreement<\/a> between the Defense Department and Lockheed Martin, accelerating the number of THAAD interceptors from 96 to 400 per year, roughly a fourfold increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In support of ramped-up production, the company broke ground on a new Munitions Production Center in Troy, Alabama, in March as well as a new Munitions Acceleration Center in 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