Northrop Grumman Signs Two Multi-Year Framework Agreements Worth $3B+ With The Pentagon And Lockheed Martin To Accelerate Delivery Of Critic

Accelerating PAC-3® MSE Solid Rocket Motor: Northrop Grumman will accelerate production of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE), to meet the increasing global demand.

Under the $2 billion framework agreement, the company will supply essential components, including solid rocket motors and ignition safety devices, supporting the nation’s integrated air and missile defense.

Quadrupling Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Component Production: The $1 billion framework agreement will enable Northrop Grumman to significantly increase monthly deliveries of THAAD components over seven years.

Northrop Grumman is scaling design and production capabilities to deliver, in record time, new rocket motors that travel farther and faster.

As a result of investments made since 2021, the company is doubling the capacity to deliver solid rocket motors at its Utah facilities, nearly tripling the capacity at the Allegany Ballistics Lab in West Virginia and increasing solid rocket motor capacity by 25% at its Elkton, Maryland facility.

Over the course of the seven-year framework agreement, Northrop Grumman will significantly increase PAC-3 MSE SRM production rates at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) facility in Rocket Center, West Virginia.

Since 2021, the company has doubled its production capacity for tactical solid rocket motors at ABL and plans to triple production capabilities by 2027.

This investment supports the U.S.

Army’s growth in annual PAC-3 MSE missile production from roughly 600 units today to thousands in the near term for U.S. forces and allied partners.

This exceptional production surge will provide speed, volume and precision required for integrated air and missile defense as global demand for the PAC-3 MSE system reaches unprecedented levels.