
This article has been updated to reflect industry comments.The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $459 million modification on Friday to produce additional Lot 10 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors.The modification exercises an option on a previously-awarded contract for these additional interceptors and provide associated production support efforts under fixed-price incentive-firm target contract line item numbers.Last March MDA awarded Lockheed Martin a $273 million contract for Lot 9 of these THAAD missile defense interceptors. Then…