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RTX Signs $3.7 Billion Contract With Ukraine For Patriot GEM-T Interceptors

Rich Abott — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:54:53 +0000

RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business on Tuesday announced it signed a $3.7 billion contract to supply Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) airborne threat interceptors to Ukraine as a […]

Lockheed Martin Says $4.8 Billion Army PAC-3 MSE Award Will Accelerate Production

Rich Abott — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:33:48 +0000

A day after the Army on April 9 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $4.76 billion contract to produce an unspecified number of Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles, […]

DoD and Lockheed Martin Sign Framework Agreement To More Than Triple PAC-3 MSE Production

Rich Abott — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:53:37 +0000

The Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday announced a new seven year-long framework agreement aimed at pushing annual production of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment […]

Glass “Half Full” To Revive Canceled Next-Gen Patriot Interceptor, Army Official Says

Rich Abott — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:35:49 +0000

An Army official this week said it looks like the Army will move forward on some aspects of the previously canceled Lower-Tier Future Interceptor (LTFI) program it had been pursuing […]

Boeing Wins $2.7 Billion In PAC-3 Seeker Production Contracts, Lockheed Martin And Diehl Make A Deal

Rich Abott — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:04:42 +0000

Boeing [BA] on Tuesday announced it won a series of multiyear contracts worth $2.7 billion total to produce more Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seekers. Boeing produces the seekers under prime […]

State Department OK’s $8.5 Billion IBCS-Enabled Patriot Sale To Denmark

Rich Abott — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:08:18 +0000

The State Department on Friday approved a potential $8.5 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Denmark for multiple Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS)-Enabled Patriot air and missile defense system with […]

Army Looks To Grow Air and Missile Defense Forces By 30 Percent In Eight Years

Rich Abott — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:32:26 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The commander of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command last week said the service plans to increase its overall air and missile defense (AMD) force by […]

RTX Nabs $946 Million Patriot Award For Romania

Rich Abott — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:24:23 +0000

The Army awarded RTX [RTX] a $946 million modification on Dec. 23 to provide Patriot air and missile defense systems equipment to Romania. The Defense Department announced this covers unspecified […]

Army Conducts Another Successful Patriot-LTAMDS-IBCS Air And Missile Defense Test

Rich Abott — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:00:58 +0000

The Army on Wednesday announced another set of intercept tests of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar combined with the Patriot Advanced Capacility-3 interceptors, integrated via the […]

INDOPACOM Commander Admits Allied Transfers Eating Into Weapon Stocks

Rich Abott — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:50:28 +0000

Transferring high end missiles and munitions to Israel and Ukraine amid their respective conflicts is depleting some of the weapons needed for potential hostilities with China, Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander […]

Patriot Hits Missile Test Target While Integrated With New LTAMDS Radar

Rich Abott — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:41:22 +0000

Last weekend a Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 missile successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) while integrated with RTX [RTX] Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor […]

State Department OKs Potential $224 Million Sale For Netherlands Patriot Launching Stations

Rich Abott — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:56:10 +0000

The U.S. approved a potential $22 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the Netherlands for two Patriot M903 Launching Stations (LS), upgrades and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]

RTX Nabs Second $1.2 Billion German Patriot Missile Defense Award Of The Year

Rich Abott — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:56:57 +0000

RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business unit won another $1.2 billion contract to provide Germany with more Patriot air and missile defense systems, the company announced Thursday. The company said this will […]