Raytheon awarded contract to replenish Dutch Patriot air defence system
• RTX’s Raytheon business has been awarded a USD 529 million contract to supply the Netherlands with a Patriot air and missile defence system fire unit and related equipment.
• The contract supports the replenishment of a Patriot fire unit donated by the Netherlands to Ukraine.
• The unit includes a radar, launchers, command-and-control stations, and other support equipment.
• The Patriot system is the only combat-proven ground-based air and missile defence capability in the world.
• The system is the foundation of air defence capabilities for 19 countries.
• Work on the contract will primarily be conducted at Raytheon sites in Andover, Massachusetts, and Huntsville, Alabama.
