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"...The agreement aims to quadruple production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptors from 96 to 400 per year, the company said Thursday in a statement. The advanced anti-missile battery has been deployed to the Middle East..."
Reference: www.stripes.com ."...Lockheed Martin workers in Huntsville and elsewhere in Alabama will help boost ballistic missile defense for a key U.S. partner in the Middle East under a Pentagon contract announced this week. ...The company was awarded a $211,739,333 modification to a previous contract to provide maintenance and other services for two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries for the United Arab Emirates. The deal occurred under a foreign military sales case, with the UAE covering the cost. ..."
Reference: www.al.com .Lockheed Martin to quadruple THAAD missile interceptor production under Pentagon deal "...The agreement aims to quadruple production...
