April 26, 2026, 6:02 pm
The United States Navy is advancing efforts to integrate the Patriot surface-to-air missile system into the Aegis Combat System to strengthen maritime air and missile defense capabilities.
Lockheed Martin disclosed at the Sea Air Space 2026 Symposium on April 21, that it has been awarded a formal contract by the Navy to integrate PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) interceptors with the Aegis system. The initial phase of the contract is valued at approximately $93 million, with total program costs expected to exceed $200 million over its duration.
Jason Reynolds, Vice President and General Manager at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, IAMD, said,
“We’ve been working on this for nearly a decade at Lockheed Martin . Investing our own [resources] to bring this capability into reality. And what we’re gonna do is show you that these battle-tested capabilities are going to be working better together.”
In parallel, the US Navy has requested more than $1.73 billion in its Fiscal Year 2027 budget to procure approximately 405 Patriot interceptors. As outlined in the request, the service considers PAC-3 MSE integration with Aegis to provide an additional layer of defense against “a wide range of threats, including tactical ballistic missiles, air-breathing threats, cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial systems.”
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how PAC-3 MSE interceptor is set to bolster US navy air defense capacity ?
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00:11 INTRODUCTION
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02:24 BACKGROUND
04:00 PAC-3 MSE
05:51 ANALYSIS
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