The U.S. Department of Defense has reached two seven-year framework agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin to expand production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors. The agreements target a threefold increase in PAC-3 MSE capacity and a fourfold increase in THAAD capacity, while accelerating production of seeker housings, motor cases, midsections and shroud deployment systems. The initiative comes as the U.S. military’s interceptor use during the war with Iran has intensified concerns over stockpiles. The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that 190 to 290 THAAD interceptors had been used during the conflict and that the U.S. may not return to its pre-war stockpile until mid to late 2029.