Raytheon awarded a US$ 150M contract for technical expertise and assistance for Patriot to Qatar.

Raytheon Co. was awarded a US$ 150 Million foreign military sales contract to Qatar for technical expertise and assistance in the training, planning, fielding, deployment, operation, maintenance management, configuration management, logistics support, installation and sustainment of the Qatar Patriot Air Defense Systems and associated equipment. Work will be performed in Doha, Qatar, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2022.

The Patriot Air Defense Systems

Raytheon Co. was awarded a US$ 150 Million foreign military sales contract to Qatar for technical expertise and assistance in the training, planning, fielding, deployment, operation, maintenance management, configuration management, logistics support, installation and sustainment of the Qatar Patriot Air Defense Systems and associated equipment. Work will be performed in Doha, Qatar, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2022.

Raytheon's Patriot is a missile defense system consisting of radars, command-and-control technology and multiple types of interceptors, all working together to detect, identify and defeat tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones, advanced aircraft and other threats. Patriot is the foundation of integrated air and missile defense for 13 nations (USA, Japan, Greece, Kuwait, Israel, Netherlands, Germany, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Taïwan and Qatar).

In December 2014, Raytheon landed a $2.4 billion contract to install a Patriot missile defense system in Qatar.