Oct 14 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) said on Tuesday it has

secured about $2.7 billion in a combination of multi-year

contracts to supply a key guidance component for the Patriot

interceptor missiles.

The contracts come amid surging global demand for Patriot

Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor missiles, as the

United States and allied militaries ramp up air defense

capabilities in response to heightened geopolitical tensions.

Under the agreement, Boeing ( BA ) will deliver more than 3,000

seekers, which aid the missile in detecting, tracking and

locking onto its target, at rates of up to 750 units per year

through 2030.

Boeing ( BA ) said it was working closely with prime contractor

Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) and the U.S. Army to increase the

production rates further and meet new targets for the PAC-3

interceptor.

"Demand for PAC-3 interceptors has grown in response to

recent conflicts and rapidly changing threat environments in

Ukraine, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific," Boeing ( BA ) said on

Tuesday.

Last month, the U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) a $9.8

billion contract for PAC-3 missiles.

The Patriot system is one of the advanced air defense

platforms supplied by Western allies to Ukraine in its fight

against Russia's invasion and could also play a role in U.S.

President Donald Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defense

initiative.