The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued between $58.6 billion and $75 billion for Patriot interceptor missile production. The deal responds to depleted stockpiles caused by conflicts in Ukraine and tensions with Iran straining air defence inventories.
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The deal comes as conflicts in Iran, Ukraine strain inventories of key air defence and precision-guided weapons.
www.reuters.com/business/aer... The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine strain U.S. weapon...
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