# L3Harris Expands Missile Propulsion Capacity

ATI Chair, President and CEO Kimberly Fields joined L3Harris Technologies’ board as the company scales missile-propulsion manufacturing. The expansion coincides with Lockheed Martin awards of more than **$6 billion**, excluding escalations, for THAAD interceptor propulsion work and **$4.7 billion** for PAC-3 MSE propulsion work, as well as a July framework agreement to quadruple L3Harris’ THAAD propulsion output. The activity points to sustained demand across the missile-production supply chain, but the signal identifies no open solicitation.

- **Why this matters:** The THAAD and PAC-3 MSE awards indicate significant production activity and potential demand for suppliers supporting propulsion manufacturing.
- Companies in the industrial base can assess whether their capabilities align with the production expansion; the signal does not identify specific supplier solicitations or bid deadlines.
- Procurement teams should distinguish these reported production awards and the framework agreement from an open competition: no immediate solicitation is identified in the source.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** October 23, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of War (DoW)

### Vendors
- L3Harris Technologies ()
- Lockheed Martin (contract awardor)

### Sources
- [ATI Chief Kimberly Fields Joins L3Harris Technologies Board](https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/kimberly-fields-l3harris-board) - ExecutiveBiz