The U.S. Defense Department announced yesterday that it would increase production of the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missile interceptor by 16 percent (see GSN, Nov. 25).  Pete Aldridge, defense undersecretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, formally signed a memorandum calling for the increased PAC-3 production Monday, Pentagon spokeswoman Cheryl Irwin said.

The Pentagon memo calls on Lockheed Martin to produce 208 PAC-3s by fiscal 2004, according to Reuters.  Previously, only 179 interceptors were planned for production in that time frame (Reuters/New York Times, Dec. 4).

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