The Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands has signed a contract with Raytheon for the acquisition of an additional Patriot air defence system.
Switzerland could abandon its planned purchase of the U.S. Patriot air defence system, Defence Minister Martin Pfister has warned.
Boeing and the U.S. Department of War have agreed to a seven-year framework to expand production of PAC-3 seekers, aiming to meet growing global demand for air and missile defense systems.
The United States has redirected Swiss payments intended for F-35 fighter jets to fund the Patriot air defence system, despite Switzerland’s decision to freeze payments for the programme.
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale to Kuwait involving LTAMDS air defense radar systems, with an estimated value of up to $8 billion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Ukraine could face a shortage of air defence missiles as the war in the Middle East affects global military stockpiles.
Ukraine has received a new batch of PAC-3 interceptor missiles for its Patriot air defence systems from Germany following a Ramstein-format meeting.
Countries in the Persian Gulf region and Israel used more Patriot interceptor missiles in the first days of the war with Iran than Ukraine received during the entire period of Russia’s full-scale invasion, according to reporting cited by The New York Times.
Switzerland may face additional delays in receiving the U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems it ordered as global demand rises amid conflict in the Middle East.
The U.S. Department of War announced on March 4 that it has signed a contract with RTX to continue support services for Patriot air defense systems operated by the United Arab Emirates.
Diehl Defence has unveiled a unified missile launcher capable of firing both medium and long-range variants of its IRIS-T air defence system.
Switzerland is considering a European alternative to the U.S.-made Patriot missile system after Washington indefinitely postponed delivery of five anti-missile batteries.
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