TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 15, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:
RTN) has received a $156 million Foreign Military Sales award from the U.S.
Army to provide the State of Kuwait with Patriot Configuration-3 radar
upgrade kits and related engineering and technical services.
"There continues to be a growing demand, both domestically and
internationally, for Raytheon's combat-proven Patriot system," said Sanjay
Kapoor, vice president, Patriot Programs for Raytheon Integrated Defense
Systems. "This award for the State of Kuwait is an additional indication of
the continued expansion of Patriot as the cornerstone of the U.S. and the
international partners' integrated air and missile defense systems."
The award for Kuwait Patriot upgrade kits follows recent company
announcements of contracts totaling $269 million to provide South Korea
command and control, communications, and maintenance support and training
equipment for its Patriot air and missile defense system. The Kuwait
Patriot Upgrade award includes upgrades and support consistent with the
U.S. Army's "Pure Fleet" initiative.
"Working with the U.S. Army, we will provide the State of Kuwait with
this increased capability," Kapoor added. "The upgrade demonstrates the
operational flexibility of Patriot as the premier air and missile defense
system."
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is the prime contractor for
the Patriot system and the integration of all variants of the system. The
capability delivered will provide improved air and missile defense for
Kuwait.
Work will be performed at Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center,
Andover, Mass.; the Warfighter Protection Center, Huntsville, Ala.; and the
Mission Capability and Verification Center, White Sands, N.M.
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile
Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland
Security.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Guy Shields
978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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