Article Posted on : - Jun 16, 2010

Patriot missile defense system.

TEWKSBURY (BNS): Raytheon has received a $73 million contract as part of upgrades to the Patriot air and missile defence system for Taiwan and Kuwait.

The contract was issued from the US Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama to upgrade and support the Configuration-3 of the defence system for both the countries.

This contract is the first of its kind for International Patriot partners by combining the spare parts requirements for both countries and is the fourth order placed as part of a five-year agreement for foreign military sales of Patriot-system spares.

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will perform the work for the contract at its Integrated Air Defense Center in Andover, Massachusetts.

"This award enables us to quickly and effectively meet the in-country demands from Taiwan and Kuwait and is a strong indicator of the critical role the combat-proven Patriot continues to play for our 12 partner nations," Sanjay Kapoor, vice president of Patriot Programs at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), said in a company news release.

Raytheon IDS is the prime contractor for both domestic and international Patriot Air and Missile Defence Systems and system integrator for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles.