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Lockheed Martin And GKN Extend PAC MSE Work

Monday, October 11th, 2021

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Lockheed Martin And GKN Extend PAC MSE Work

A PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile test is conducted at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. as part of a flight test for the U.S. Army in 2016. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Britain's GKN Aerospace on Monday said it signed a follow-on contract with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to continue providing launch tubes for a Patriot missile model and added a development contract. The follow-on contract will have GKN continue to supply launch tubes for the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) model through 2025. The second agreement covers a development contract starting in October for “tooling, pathfinder units, and qualification necessary to manufacture the mid-section and seeker housing with production…

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