Polish companies are producing components for customers across the PAC-3 program. Poland is emerging as a key link in Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 supply chain as the US defense giant moves to more than triple production of its PAC-3 MSE interceptors to meet surging global demand. Describing Poland as “a model partner”, Brian Kubik, vice president of PAC-3 Programs at Lockheed Martin, told TVP World at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce that Polish industry was becoming an increasingly important part of the missile’s international production network. Polish-made components Lockheed Martin marked a new stage in the partnership at MSPO with a production order for the PAC-3 MSE attitude control section, a component that steers the interceptor during its final approach to a target. Final assembly will remain in the US, but Kubik said Polish companies are producing components not only for Warsaw’s orders but for customers across the wider PAC-3 program. The first Polish-made attitude control sections are due to be delivered to the US in 2027, according to Lockheed Martin. Warsaw has been seeking a larger role in Patriot production as it expands its Wisła medium-range air-defense system. In May, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said Washington had given “initial approval” for Patriot missiles to eventually be manufactured in Poland. Production race Demand for PAC-3 MSE interceptors has surged as Patriot systems remain central to efforts to counter ballistic missiles and other aerial threats. Lockheed Martin has a seven-year US government agreement aimed at increasing annual PAC-3 MSE production capacity from about 600 interceptors to 2,000 by the end of 2030. Kubik said the expansion would require a broader international supplier base, including more partners in Europe. “As we scale that up, I'm going to be looking for partners to build these components in Europe, in Poland and around the world,” he said.
