SECURITYDEFENSE NEWS
The arms race for cheaper anti-ballistic weapons is underway
The U.S.-made Patriot system is being challenged by new cheaper anti-ballistic projects like Ukraine's Freyja, developed through a European-Ukrainian coalition, as global demand for cost-effective missile defenses surges. Lockheed Martin has also introduced a cheaper Patriot variant and received a $53.86 billion Pentagon contract to boost production.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- A new Patriot missile costs less than half the price of a regular interceptor, Lockheed Martin says
- Lockheed Martin launches cheaper Patriot missile as air defence demand surges
- Ukraine’s cheaper version of Patriots
- Lockheed Martin announces cheaper Patriot interceptor missile
- Lockheed to build cheaper Patriot missile to counter drone threat
- Zelenskyy taps European allies to build Freya, a cheaper Patriot-alternative to Russia’s ballistic missiles