Lockheed ramps THAAD/PAC-3 production and introduces PAC-3 ACE concept

The post describes a major scale-up of THAAD and PAC-3 MSE interceptor production enabled by new factory expansions and advanced manufacturing/automation, plus a new lower-cost PAC-3 ACE interceptor concept intended to be produced at under half the unit cost of MSE and integrated with Patriot. While not a frontline tactic, it is a notable capability/industrial innovation affecting missile-defense availability and surge capacity.