洛克希德马丁周五推出PAC-3 Edge导弹拦截器，旨在防御高超声速和先进导弹威胁，因为美国军方正寻求加强能力以应对新兴的空中威胁。
Lockheed Martin on Friday unveiled PAC-3 Edge, a missile interceptor designed to defend against hypersonic and advanced missile threats, as the U.S. military looks to strengthen its capabilities to counter emerging aerial threats.
乌克兰和中东冲突导致对空中和导弹防御系统的需求激增，给美国武器库存带来压力，促使美国陆军于7月向洛克希德马丁授予价值高达586亿美元的合同，以提升PAC-3拦截器的产能。
Growing demand for air and missile defense systems amid conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East has strained U.S. weapons stockpiles, prompting the U.S. Army to award Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion in July to ramp up production of PAC-3 interceptors.
洛克希德马丁表示，PAC-3 Edge采用了新型寻求器、升级的飞行控制系统以及由诺斯罗普·格鲁曼提供的多脉冲火箭发动机，提升了拦截器在更远距离和更高高度应对先进威胁（包括高超声速导弹）的能力。
Lockheed Martin said PAC-3 Edge incorporates a new seeker, upgraded flight controls and a multi-pulse rocket motor supplied by Northrop Grumman, enhancing the interceptor’s ability to counter advanced threats, including hypersonic missiles, at longer ranges and higher altitudes.
“该系统的成本大约相当于现有的PAC-3 MSE，”洛克希德马丁导弹与火控部门总裁蒂姆·卡希尔对路透社表示。“在全面生产时，年产量将达到约2000单位，与PAC-3 MSE相当。”1月，洛克希德马丁与五角大楼签署了一份为期七年的框架协议，旨在将其PAC-3导弹拦截器的年产能从约600单位提升至2000单位。
“The cost of this would be about that of the existing PAC-3 MSE,” Tim Cahill, president of missiles and fire control at Lockheed Martin, told Reuters. “At full production, the annual rate would be about 2,000 units a year, comparable with PAC-3 MSE.”In January, Lockheed Martin signed a seven-year framework agreement with the Pentagon to expand production of its PAC-3 missile interceptors, aiming to increase annual manufacturing capacity to 2,000 units from about 600.