Raytheon has won a second contract this year, worth $1.2 billion, to provide major Patriot air and missile defense system components to Germany as the country sends additional Patriot systems to Ukraine.
Raytheon received a previous contract — for the same amount — from Germany for Patriot systems in March.
Germany, along with the U.S. and Romania, recently agreed to donate additional Patriot batteries to Ukraine as the war-torn country continues to fend off Russia’s invasion which began in February 2022.
The contract will provide Patriot Configuration 3+ radars, launchers, command-and-control stations, spares and support, Raytheon, an RTX company, said in a July 11 statement.
Germany is also involved in a coalition of European states that have jointly ordered up to 1,000 Patriot missiles worth roughly $55 billion. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency is managing the purchase between Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Romania and awarded a $5.5 billion production and delivery contract for the missiles to a joint venture between Raytheon and MBDA Germany.
