U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Michael Duffey: Pentagon Pushes Multiyear Missile Deals

U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Michael Duffey: Pentagon pushes multiyear missile deals

Michael Duffey, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, discusses U.S. munitions readiness and multiyear deals to expand missile production and defense capacity.

U.S. defense industry moves to triple Patriot and quadruple THAAD interceptor production as Pentagon rebuilds missile defense stockpiles

The latest step came on August 3, when the Pentagon signed two multiyear framework agreements with Northrop Grumman covering critical components for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement, or PAC-3 MSE, and THAAD interceptors. The agreements are valued at $2 billion for PAC-3 MSE components and $1 billion for THAAD components. The Patriot agreement is focused primarily on increasing supplies of solid-fuel rocket motors and ign…