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US Awards $202 Million to Support Patriot Anti-Missile Systems for Ten Allies

© AFP 2023 / SVEN NACKSTRANDA US Patriot anti-missile battery is set up at a base in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, file photo
A US Patriot anti-missile battery is set up at a base in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, file photo - Sputnik International
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US defense contractor Raytheon won an Army contract to provide engineering services for Patriot anti-ballistic missile batteries for Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, and Taiwan, the Department of Defense said in a press release.

PATRIOT Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Anti-Missile System - Sputnik International
Raytheon Wins Contract to Maintain Kuwait, Taiwan Patriot Missiles
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Raytheon Company was awarded a $202.1 million contract for engineering services for the PATRIOT weapon systems program, the release stated on Wednesday.

The maintenance service on the Patriot anti-ballistic-missile batteries will be performed for the armed forces of the ten nations.

Patriot systems were used by the US armed forces in the Persian Gulf War and the War in Iraq. The name Patriot stands for "Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept on Target."

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