# Northrop signs $3B in frameworks to add PAC-3 MSE motors and boost THAAD parts output

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/northrop-signs-3b-in-frameworks-to-add-pac-3-mse-motors-and-boost-thaad-9a7d6aaf
Date: 3 Aug 2026
About: [Northrop Grumman](https://technooptimist.io/companies/northrop-grumman.md) · [Solid rocket motor production ramp](https://technooptimist.io/manufacturing/solid-rocket-motor-ramp.md)
Original source: https://www.militaryaerospace.com/home/article/55395696/dod-signs-framework-agreements-to-expand-pac-3-thaad-interceptor-production-capacity

The Pentagon signed two multi-year framework agreements with Northrop, in coordination with Lockheed Martin, worth more than $3 billion. About $2 billion makes Northrop a second source of PAC-3 MSE rocket motors and expands ignition safety device output; about $1 billion raises THAAD component production over seven years. They support the goal of tripling PAC-3 and quadrupling THAAD output.

## Key facts

- ~$2B: second source for PAC-3 MSE solid rocket motors, plus ignition safety devices
- ~$1B: more THAAD mid-body shells, muzzle covers and rail car assemblies over seven years
- Allegany Ballistics Laboratory: tactical motor capacity doubled since 2021, tripled by 2027
- Over $2B invested in munitions since 2019, more than $1B of it in rocket motors

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