Raytheon to continue Patriot system improvements
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the US Army to continue improvements to the Patriot air and missile defence system, the company announced on 2 April.
The improvements under this $212 million contract will enhance the capability and readiness of the Patriot system. It is being funded by the US and 12 other nations using the Patriot system through a shared engineering services agreement.
Under the contract, Raytheon will provide software development, systems analysis, testing and logistics support, and other country-specific system requirements.
Ralph Acaba, vice president of integrated air and missile defence, Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems, said: ‘The US and other Patriot partner nations have made significant investments over the years, so that Patriot can maintain a high readiness rate and outpace evolving threats on the modern battlefield.
‘This latest contract builds on those previous investments and helps ensure that fielded systems in the inventories of the 13-nation Patriot partnership are prepared to perform whenever and wherever they are called upon.’
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