Raytheon from US to produce Patriot missile systems for Sweden.

U.S. Company Raytheon has won a $692.9 million U.S. Army contract to produce Sweden's Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System including spare parts, support and training. Raytheon’s Global Patriot™ Solutions 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.

U.S. Army Spc. Pedro Rosario-Roche, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment patriot launching station enhanced operator and maintainer, performs a maintenance check on a MiM-104 Patriot at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia June 23, 2018. (Picture source U.S. DoD)

In August 2018, Sweden has announced a contract to buy the Patriot air defense missile system from U.S. arms manufacturer Raytheon Co. The deal includes four firing systems and two types of missiles as well as other equipment and training, with delivery completed before 2025.

"Sweden's Patriot procurement will provide joint training opportunities for the Swedish and U.S. armed forces, and enhance military interoperability," said Tom Laliberty, vice president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense at Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems business. "Patriot is continually modernized, providing Sweden the world's most advanced and capable air and missile defense system."

Patriot is the backbone of Europe's defense against advanced aircraft, drones, and ballistic and cruise missiles. Fifteen other nations depend on Patriot to protect their citizens and armed forces, including the U.S. and six other European nations: Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, Romania and Poland.

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.