{
  "id": 4687109,
  "title": "US signs 7-year deals to boost THAAD & Patriot missile production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-signs-7-year-deals-to-boost-thaad-patriot-missile-production",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:56:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/international/us-signs-7-year-deals-with-lockheed-gd-ots-to-boost-thaad-patriot-missile-production/articleshow/133660284.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pentagon has secured seven-year agreements with defense contractors. These deals aim to increase production of critical missile subcomponents. This effort supports the THAAD and PAC-3 MSE interceptor programs. The agreements will strengthen the missile defense industrial base. Higher production volumes and faster deliveries are now expected.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}