Lockheed Martin LMT signed a $35 billion Department of Defense contract to quadruple production of missile interceptors, one of the largest single defense awards in recent memory. The deal comes as the White House simultaneously requests $87.6 billion from Congress to replenish Pentagon stocks after the U.S. military campaign against Iran.
Lockheed's $35B Interceptor Contract Is the Biggest Missile-Defense Payday in Years — Here's Who Else Gets Paid
The Pentagon is quadrupling interceptor production, and the money flows well beyond Lockheed.

| Ticker | Company | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| LMT | Lockheed Martin | +3.3% |
| RTX | RTX (Raytheon) | +21.6% |
| LHX | L3Harris | −0.0% |
| KTOS | Kratos Defense | −44.0% |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman | −16.6% |
A $35B interceptor contract plus an $87.6B Pentagon replenishment request is the kind of policy-meets-procurement combination that makes defense backlogs look very durable.
Who cashes in: Lockheed Martin LMT is the direct winner — this is a multi-year revenue lock that will show up in its Missiles and Fire Control segment for years. RTX RTX, which makes the Patriot interceptor and AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, is the clearest coattail name; any broad interceptor ramp pulls in Raytheon Missiles & Defense as a co-producer or competing supplier. L3Harris LHX supplies guidance and electronic warfare components across multiple interceptor programs. Kratos Defense KTOS is a smaller, higher-beta name that makes hypersonic target drones used in interceptor testing — more test volume means more Kratos revenue. None of these are speculative: the contract is signed and the $87.6B supplemental request signals Congress will fund the replenishment.
Who's exposed: Northrop Grumman NOC is not a loser here, but it competes for some of the same missile-defense budget dollars with its Ground-Based Midcourse Defense work. If the supplemental gets trimmed in Congress, Northrop's programs face more competition for a smaller pie. European defense primes like BAE Systems and MBDA (both foreign/not U.S.-listed) are structurally disadvantaged as the Pentagon prioritizes domestic production.
What to watch next: Whether Congress passes the $87.6B supplemental intact. A full pass is a green light for the entire missile-defense supply chain. A haircut — especially to the procurement lines — would slow the production ramp Lockheed just committed to.
Source: original report ↗
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