Patriot

In the mid-December, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk, FMV) handed over a fourth (and last) fire unit of MIM-104 Patriot (PDB-8) PAC-3 MSE air and missile defence system (in Swedish Armed Forces called “Luftvärnssystem 103” or “LvS103”) to the Swedish Army. Furthermore, the recent days, Sweden submitted an order for an additional set of Patriot system interceptors.

Ukraine calls Patriot its most effective air and missile defense system, seeks faster interceptor deliveries

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is working with international partners to accelerate the delivery of missiles for U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile systems, which it describes as the most effective air defense systems in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Raytheon, an RTX business, has awarded Spanish supplier, Sener, a contract to develop and produce the electro-mechanical control section of the PATRIOT GEM-T missile. Sener will directly contribute to missile production in Europe in support of the recently awarded GEM-T contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for a quantity of up to 1,000 missiles for a coalition of nations, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.

United States deploys THAAD, Patriot air and missile defenses across the Middle East amid preparations for potential Iranian retaliation

The United States is strengthening air and missile defenses across the Middle East as part of preparations for possible Iranian retaliation ahead of any future military action, U.S. defense officials said.

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Boeing has broken ground on a 35,000-square-foot expansion of its Huntsville factory that produces the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seeker. The expansion will enable Boeing to increase annual PAC-3 seeker production by more than 30% to meet increasing air and missile defense needs worldwide.

United States approves potential $9 billion sale of 730 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles and related equipment, with an estimated value of $9 billion.

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