Boeing will increase production of homing heads for Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missile interceptors by more than 30 per cent

Boeing recently delivered the 5,000th homing head for the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3). Now the company has announced a plant expansion and increased production.

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Boeing said the Huntsville facility will be expanded by 35,000 square feet (3,250 square metres). The plant expansion will increase production of homing heads for the PAC-3 by more than 30 per cent. Commissioning is scheduled for early 2027.

Many countries have a need for MIM-104 Patriot missile defence systems. It is this growing need that has led Boeing to ramp up production of guidance heads for anti-missile missiles.

Since 2010, Boeing has invested more than $100 million to improve its Huntsville manufacturing facilities to support the PAC-3 programme. The company has been a manufacturer of PAC-3 homing heads for more than 20 years. Two years ago, it signed contracts worth more than $2bn to produce and develop the next-generation solution.

Source: Boeing