GM delivers first components for US interceptor missiles
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General Motors has delivered its first components for Lockheed Martin interceptor missiles on an expedited basis to meet US needs, Lockheed Martin announced Thursday.
GM, which has targeted defense as an area of revenue growth, is providing precision castings to house the weapon for PAC-3, described by Lockheed as the “world’s most advanced air defense missile.”
GM worked with the Pentagon in World War II, but the deliveries are the first for missiles in modern times, according to a GM spokesman.
Lockheed’s press release touted the speedy GM deliveries as evidence it is moving with “wartime urgency” for the Pentagon, which has faced questions about the inventory of military supplies due to the Iran war.
Lockheed and GM signed a formal contract agreement August 6 and the first batch of PAC-3 components was delivered August 28, Lockheed said.
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