Lockheed Martin (LMT) Gets First Patriot Parts From GM (GM). Can it Scale Missile Output?

On September 17, 2026, Reuters reported that Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) received its first shipment of critical housing components for Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors from General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)'s defense unit. It was just 22 days after the two companies signed a manufacturing agreement on August 6. Lockheed said the components, delivered August 28, traditionally take months or years to produce, as the Pentagon pushes for faster weapons production amid surging global demand for the Patriot missile defense system. Don't Miss: GM and Ford Take their Century-Old Rivalry to the Battlefield and the Power GridLockheed Martin (LMT) Gets First Patriot Parts From GM (GM). Can It Scale Missile Output?