The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a seven-year contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, as the military scrambles to replenish air defense stockpiles severely depleted by the ongoing conflict with Iran.
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a seven-year contract worth up to $35 billion to increase production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday and delivered a pointed message to troops: the Pentagon is ready for armed conflict with Cuba.