Raytheon adds new Patriot customer with $2.1B Qatar contract
Raytheon has won a $2.4 billion contract to produce five Patriot Air and Missile Defense System units for use by Qatar.
Raytheon has won a $2.4 billion contract to produce five Patriot Air and Missile Defense System units for use by Qatar.
The Patriot is a surface-to-air missile system used by the United States and several allies including Egypt, Germany, Taiwan, Greece and Israel.
Qatar is a new Patriot customer for Raytheon, the company said in a release, bringing its total number of Patriot customers to 13.
The contract will provide Patriot fire units featuring increased computing power and radar processing efficiency, improved man-machine interface and reduced life-cycle costs.
Work will be performed in Andover, Mass., El Paso, Texas, and Huntsville, Ala.