Pentagon Official Says U.S. Open to Producing Lockheed’s PAC-3 Patriot Missiles Overseas

According to Lianhe Zaobao citing Reuters, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Duffy said on July 7 in Ankara, during a NATO summit, that the United States does not rule out producing Lockheed Martin’s advanced PAC-3 Patriot missiles outside the U.S. Asked whether the Pentagon had considered moving PAC-3 production overseas, Duffy said the U.S. is “certainly open” to opportunities to produce them abroad. The report did not specify which countries could be involved or whether any timeline has been set.