Aerospace giant Boeing has been awarded a series of multiyear contracts valued at approximately $2.7 billion to manufacture more than 3,000 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seekers through 2030, the company announced.
The seekers are built by Boeing for Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for the PAC-3 interceptor, and play a central role in enabling the missile to detect, track, and engage high-speed aerial threats. The U.S. Army is coordinating with both companies to further ramp up production.
“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 & 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.”
Boeing said its expanded production targets call for an output rate of up to 750 seekers per year, a scale the company expects to reach through internal investment, production line modernization, and supplier network strengthening. By the end of 2025, Boeing aims to deliver a record 650 to 700 seekers—a milestone that would set new monthly and annual production records for the program.
PAC-3 interceptors, equipped with Boeing-built seekers, are designed to counter a range of threats, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, hostile aircraft, and emerging hypersonic systems. Demand for the system has increased amid recent conflict zones such as Ukraine, ongoing tensions in the Middle East, and military planning in the Indo-Pacific.
The seekers are produced at Boeing’s facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, which now include a recently completed 35,000-square-foot expansion aimed at increasing throughput and efficiency. Since 2000, the company has delivered more than 6,000 PAC-3 seekers to the U.S. Army and foreign military customers.
Seventeen countries currently use PAC-3 interceptors, including the United States and key allies in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The interceptor forms the upper-tier component of the Patriot missile defense system, providing enhanced protection for critical infrastructure, air bases, and civilian populations.
In a statement, Boeing noted that the new production agreements build on the company’s long-standing partnership with Lockheed Martin and the Army, and represent a continued commitment to delivering “effective and sustainable” defense technologies.
The company also highlighted the role of its global supply chain and workforce in driving the surge in output, citing strong demand signals and operational requirements as primary drivers of the expansion.
As air and missile threats continue to evolve in complexity and frequency, the U.S. Department of Defense has made layered air defense a priority. The PAC-3 remains one of the few fielded systems capable of defending against high-speed, maneuvering threats in both the terminal and intercept phases.
Boeing, one of the largest aerospace and defense contractors in the world, continues to serve as a major supplier of precision components across key U.S. missile defense programs.
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