Army Awards Lockheed $58.6 Billion Patriot Deal as Missile Shortage Reports Dog Trump
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 9
Army Awards Lockheed $58.6 Billion Patriot Deal as Missile Shortage Reports Dog Trump
2 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 9
Summary
$58.6 billion was awarded to Lockheed Martin on July 29 for Patriot interceptor production, in what Reuters described as the Army's largest such contract ever.
The deal lands as reports say the U.S. has burned through much of its precision long-range missile stockpile during the war with Iran, with CNN estimating about 80% of THAAD interceptors have been used.
Trump has publicly denied any munitions shortage and vowed to hunt down 'treasonous' leakers, even as reports say he had been warned before the Feb. 28 attack on Iran that supplies were running low.
The contract underscores pressure on U.S. air-defense inventories after weeks of conflicting White House and Pentagon messaging over whether the Iran conflict has depleted key missile reserves.