KUWAIT. Raytheon Company has received a US$156 million foreign military sales award from the US Army to provide Kuwait with Patriot configuration-3 radar upgrade kits and related engineering and technical services.
“There continues to be a growing demand, both domestically and internationally, for Raytheon’s combat-proven Patriot system,” said Sanjay Kapoor, Vice President, Patriot Programmes for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. “This award for the state of Kuwait is an additional indication of the continued expansion of Patriot as the cornerstone of the US and the international partners’ integrated air and missile defence systems.”
The award for Kuwait Patriot upgrade kits follows recent company announcements of contracts totaling US$269 million to provide South Korea command and control, communications, and maintenance support and training equipment for its Patriot air and missile defense system. The Kuwait Patriot upgrade award includes upgrades and support consistent with the US Army’s ‘Pure Fleet’ initiative.
“Working with the US Army, we will provide the state of Kuwait with this increased capability,” Kapoor added. “The upgrade demonstrates the operational flexibility of Patriot as the premier air and missile defence system.”
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is the prime contractor for the Patriot system and the integration of all variants of the system. The capability delivered will provide improved air and missile defence for Kuwait.
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon’s leader in Joint Battlespace Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad international and domestic customer base, including the US Missile Defense Agency, the US Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland Security.
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