Lockheed Martin and NATO allies speed up PAC-3® sustainment across Europe

The United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden have agreed to explore a dedicated PAC-3 Missile Maintenance Facility in Europe, with a joint government-to-government agreement signed during the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum at the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara.

The proposed facility is intended to bolster NATO’s integrated air and missile defense readiness by providing in-region maintenance and sustainment capabilities to keep PAC-3 missiles ready, reliable and rapidly deployable against evolving threats.

“Industrial cooperation strengthens the transatlantic defense industrial base and contributes to economic progress and shared security,” said Jay Pitman, president, Lockheed Martin International. “For more than 75 years, Lockheed Martin has demonstrated our commitment to being a strategic partner for the defense and security of Europe. Today, we are accelerating our work with NATO allies and industry partners to expand integrated air and missile defense capacity, strengthen regional sustainment networks and support the rising global demand for these capabilities.”

The facility would support the growing community of NATO allies operating PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors. Lockheed Martin plans to apply its experience in missile production, sustainment, engineering and supply-chain management to support development of the facility and the nations that depend on PAC-3 capabilities.

Demand for PAC-3 continues to grow, driven by its combat-proven performance. In January, a framework agreement was established with the U.S. Department of War to triple production capacity for PAC-3 MSE. In April, the U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.7 billion contract to continue accelerating PAC-3 MSE production this year.