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Reuters    Oct 10, 2026, 01:18 PM                                ()    Rendering of the Lockheed-Martin-PAC-3-Edge. (Lockheed Martin)    Lockheed Martin on Friday unveiled (https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/06/boeing-locks-in-7-year-deal-to-triple-pac-3-mse-seeker-output/) (https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/06/boeing-locks-in-7-year-deal-to-triple-pac-3-mse-seeker-output/) PAC-3 Edge, a missile interceptor designed to defend against hypersonic and advanced missile threats, as the (https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/10/08/pentagon-recruits-drone-pilots-from-across-services-for-upcoming-competition/) (https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/10/08/pentagon-recruits-drone-pilots-from-across-services-for-upcoming-competition/) U.S. military looks to strengthen its capabilities to (https://www.defensenews.com/missile-defense/2026/10/09/pentagon-raytheon-sign-63b-deal-to-replenish-us-missile-interceptor-supply/) (https://www.defensenews.com/missile-defense/2026/10/09/pentagon-raytheon-sign-63b-deal-to-replenish-us-missile-interceptor-supply/) counter emerging aerial threats . Growing demand for air and missile (https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/08/us-air-force-army-eye-industry-access-on-test-ranges/) (https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/08/us-air-force-army-eye-industry-access-on-test-ranges/) defense systems amid conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East has strained U.S. weapons stockpiles, prompting the U.S. Army to award (https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/07/20/lockheed-martins-morfius-x-rotor-built-to-fry-50-enemy-drones-in-one-flight/) (https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/07/20/lockheed-martins-morfius-x-rotor-built-to-fry-50-enemy-drones-in-one-flight/) Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion in July to ramp up production of PAC-3 interceptors.     Lockheed Martin said PAC-3 Edge incorporates a new seeker, upgraded flight controls and a multi-pulse rocket motor supplied by Northrop Grumman, enhancing the interceptor’s ability to counter advanced threats, including hypersonic missiles, at longer ranges and higher altitudes. “The cost of this would be about that of the existing PAC-3 MSE,” Tim Cahill, president of missiles and fire control at Lockheed Martin, told Reuters. “At full production, the annual rate would be about 2,000 units a year, comparable with PAC-3 MSE.” In January, Lockheed Martin signed a seven-year framework agreement with the Pentagon to expand production of its PAC-3 missile interceptors, aiming to increase annual manufacturing capacity to 2,000 units from about 600. 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