Boeing’s Huntsville facilities have received multiyear contracts totaling $2.7 billion to turn out missile seekers at a rate of up to 750 a year through 2023.

The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seekers work with the PAC-3 interceptor to identify, track and destroy hypersonic threats, hostile aircraft and ballistic and cruise missiles.

Interceptor demand has grown in recent years due to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Indo‑Pacific, with up to 17 countries relying on the equipment.

Boeing is working with its prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Army to ramp up production on the seekers.

The company this year has set new monthly and 12‑month rolling average production records and looks to deliver a record 650 to 700 seekers by year’s end. Earlier th

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