波音公司周一宣布，正式签订了一份为期七年的合同，支持五角大楼的采购转型战略，即与五角大楼达成的一份价值约147亿美元的“未确定”协议，允许该公司将其爱国者先进能力-3导弹部分增强增加三倍。
Boeing announced Monday that it formalized a seven-year contract supporting the Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy,g an approximately $14.7 billion “undefinitized” agreement with the Pentagon that allows the firm to triple its Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement.
波音防务、航天与安全公司总裁兼首席执行官史蒂夫·帕克在一份新闻稿中表示：“早期投资以及对质量和执行的不懈关注使我们能够在短期内以前所未有的水平提供寻求者，我们致力于在这一势头的基础上再接再厉。”“我们的波音队友对他们在保护美国和盟国军人、平民和全球关键基础设施方面所发挥的作用感到无比自豪。”该协议是在四月份宣布的框架协议之后达成的。生产将分七年进行，与洛克希德·马丁公司大力推动PAC-3 SSE全面生产相匹配。
“Early investment and a relentless focus on quality and execution have positioned us to now deliver seekers at unprecedented levels in the near-term, and we’re committed to building on that momentum,” Steve Parker, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said in a release. “Our Boeing teammates could not be prouder of the role they play in protecting U.S. and allied service members, civilians and critical infrastructure worldwide.”The agreement follows the framework deal that was announced in April. Production will be spread over seven years, matching Lockheed Martin’s push to surge production on the PAC-3 MSE all-up round.
洛克希德公司一月份宣布了一项为期七年的框架协议，将PAC-3拦截弹的年产量从约600枚增加到2，000枚。
Lockheed in January announced a seven-year framework agreement to increase annual PAC-3 interceptor production from approximately 600 to 2,000.
该公司四月份宣布，搜索器的工作立即开始，并将在波音位于阿拉巴马州亨茨维尔的工厂完成。
Work on the seekers began immediately, the company announced in April, and will be completed at Boeing’s facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
波音公司的PAC-3搜索器的工作原理是识别、跟踪和消除一系列威胁，从弹道导弹和高超音速飞行器到敌对空中平台。
Boeing’s PAC-3 seekers work by identifying, tracking and knocking out a range of threats, from ballistic missiles and hypersonics to hostile air platforms.
一旦搜索器识别出目标，这种高度机动的拦截器使用双脉冲固体火箭发动机，就会通过直接的体与体接触来对抗并消除威胁。
Once the seeker identifies the target, the highly maneuverable interceptor, which uses a two-pulse solid rocket motor, engages and eliminates threats via direct body-to-body contact.
与此同时，周一宣布这一消息之际，美国军方依赖昂贵的拦截器来对抗廉价弹药，特别是伊朗在史诗之怒行动期间部署的拦截器，在过去八个月里受到了越来越严格的审查。
Monday’s announcement, meanwhile, comes as the U.S. military’s reliance on costly interceptors against cheap munitions, particularly those deployed by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, has come under increased scrutiny over the past eight months.
这一消息也是在波音公司忙碌的一周之后宣布的。上周二，美国海军选择该公司根据价值超过200亿美元的开发合同建造其F/A-XX第六代舰载战斗机。同一天，空军签署了价值23.8亿美元的订单，购买另外22架F-15 EX Eagle II战斗机。
The announcement also follows a busy week for Boeing. Last Tuesday, the U.S. Navy selected the company to build its F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier-based fighter under a development contract worth more than $20 billion. The same day, the Air Force signed a $2.38 billion order for 22 more F-15EX Eagle II fighters.