How Lockheed Martin is Using AI to Evolve PAC-3 Capability

For decades, Lockheed Martin has been at the forefront of innovation for integrated air and missile defense systems. The PAC-3 MSE is the world's leading air and missile defense interceptor featuring advanced Hit-to-Kill technology that allows warfighters around the world to defend against evolving and emerging threats. As the threats become more advanced, our defensive systems must evolve as well.

In that ever-evolving battlespace, artificial intelligence and machine learning increases decision speed and improves decision quality to deliver a strategic advantage.

Lockheed Martin has used artificial intelligence tools and techniques in PAC-3 interceptors since the program's inception. Every PAC-3 ever fielded has featured an embedded AI software component.

Lockheed Martin is internally investing in artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to evolve PAC-3 MSE capability against new and advanced threats.

By leveraging AI/ML techniques across the kill chain, Lockheed Martin will be able to improve the system's ability to detect, track and engage targets with unprecedented precision and speed. As a result, PAC-3 MSE will be able to adapt to new threat behavior and tactics in real-time, even while the threat is still in the air. This is made possible by advanced fire control and battle management functions that utilize AI to analyze data and make decisions at incredible speeds.

The increased level of sophistication enables the system to stay ahead of emerging threats and provide warfighters with a critical edge on the battlefield.

Lockheed Martin's commitment to AI is not limited to the PAC-3 MSE program. The company is strategically applying AI across multiple layers of defense to optimize the timeline to defeat threats and efficiently utilize available inventory on the battlefield. This layered approach recognizes that the best defense is one that is multi-faceted and able to respond to a wide range of scenarios.

By continuing to invest in AI and advanced AI techniques, Lockheed Martin is improving overall mission capability and battlefield awareness for the warfighter to deliver a strategic advantage in every domain.