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Coverage dated August 31, 2026

Pentagon Seeks To Accelerate Missile Production With New Agreements

Headline from Forbes

The Defense Department's new agreements follow a months-long series of efforts to increase Patriot and THAAD supplies and stave off shortfalls of vital U.S. interceptors.

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  1. Union Leader

    Pentagon signs 7-year deals to increase missile production (opens Union Leader)

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    WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said on Monday it secured seven-year agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) and Lockheed Martin to increase missile production.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Pentagon inks 7-year missile-production deal amid Iran war shortage (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The Defense Department has been hammering out new agreements with top defense manufacturers as the Iran war has rapidly depleted Washington's interceptor stockpiles.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Pentagon announces long-term deal to expand Patriot and THAAD missile production significantly (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Department of War announced on Monday seven-year “framework agreements” with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin that would allow for the significant increase in production of critical interceptors for the Patriot missile defense system and the Terminal High Altitu…

  4. The Hill

    Pentagon inks 7-year deals to bolster interceptor production (opens The Hill)

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    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon inks 7-year deals to bolster interceptor production The Pentagon announced on Monday that it reached two seven-year framework agreements with General Dynamics Ordna…

  5. Forbes

    Pentagon Seeks To Accelerate Missile Production With New Agreements (opens Forbes)

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    The Defense Department's new agreements follow a months-long series of efforts to increase Patriot and THAAD supplies and stave off shortfalls of vital U.S. interceptors.

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