Lockheed Martin has announced plans to establish a dedicated PAC-3 Missile Maintenance Facility (MMF) in Poland. The PAC-3 MMF in Poland will support the growing community of NATO Allies operating PAC-3 interceptors by performing onsite repair, refurbishment, lifecycle support and re-certification, enabling rapid turnaround for resupply and integrated testing. Lockheed Martin states that the facility will build on a deeply integrated transatlantic industrial partnership, with Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden playing important roles in the supply chain.
"For more than 75 years, Lockheed Martin has been a trusted partner to Europe, strengthening regional sustainment, expanding production capacity and accelerating the delivery of critical missile defense capabilities," said Tim Cahill, president of Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control. "The PAC-3 MMF represents the next evolution of that partnership, bringing essential sustainment support to our European allies and ensuring these advanced defense systems remain available when and where they are needed most."
The new facility will be integrated with Poland's existing defense industrial ecosystem and is expected to create high skill jobs and expand opportunities for local suppliers.
"Lockheed Martin is a permanent part of Europe's security landscape," said Jay Pitman, president, Lockheed Martin International. "Lockheed Martin's growing footprint here underpins European collective strength and prosperity. This announcement establishes deeper industrial partnerships in Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, and we are expanding opportunities for American and European suppliers, strengthening supply chain resilience on both sides of the Atlantic and investing in capabilities that reinforce our shared defense industrial base. Together, these efforts are building lasting transatlantic industrial strength and reinforcing security and readiness for decades to come."
Lockheed Martin notes that demand for PAC-3 MSE, the world's most advanced air and missile defense interceptor, continues to grow worldwide, driven by its combat-proven performance. This year, the U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin $58.62 billion to continue accelerating PAC-3 MSE production.