Raytheon Wins $523M to Upgrade Kuwaiti Patriot SAMs

Pentagon Contract Announcement

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued June 23, 2016)

Raytheon IDS, Andover, Maine, was awarded a $523,386,294 fixed-price-incentive, foreign military sales (Kuwait) contract for modernization of six PATRIOT fire units. One bid was solicited with one received.

Work will be performed in Jasper, Alabama; Huntsville, Alabama; Waltham, Massachusetts; Andover, Massachusetts; Fremont, California; Los Osos, California; Chatsworth, California; Norway; Italy; Greece; United Kingdom; and Canada, with an estimated completion date of March 28, 2022.

Fiscal 2010 other procurement funds in the amount of $256,459,284 were obligated at the time of the award.

Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-16-C-0003).

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The State of Kuwait Upgrades Its Air and Missile Defense

(Source: Raytheon Company; issued June 23, 2016)

ANDOVER, Mass. --- The State of Kuwait will soon be able to better protect its cities and key infrastructure against ballistic missiles, aircraft and other airborne threats. The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company (RTN) a $523 million undefinitized contract action to upgrade the State of Kuwait's Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems to the most modern configuration currently fielded.

The contract was announced by the Department of Defense on June 23.

"Kuwait and other members of the 13-nation strong Patriot Partnership continue to invest in the system and trust Patriot to defend their citizens and militaries," said Ralph Acaba, Raytheon vice president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense. "Patriot is the only system in the world that is combat-proven and designed to outpace the future threat through continuous evolution."

The Kuwaiti upgrades, known as Configuration 3+, are an example of the evolutionary approach used to upgrade Patriot. The Kuwaiti Configuration 3+ Patriots will have enhanced capability against a variety of threats, an improved Identification Friend or Foe capability and improved radar search.

Kuwait was able to leverage the developmental work of the US and other Patriot international partners and receive the benefits of previous investments in the Patriot system. This is one of the many advantages of being a member of the 13-nation strong Patriot Partnership.

Raytheon's Global Patriot Solutions is the most advanced portfolio of air and missile defense technologies in the world, providing comprehensive protection against a full range of advanced threats, including aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. Patriot is continually upgraded and enhanced to leverage the latest technology. Thirteen nations depend on Patriot as the foundation for their defense.

Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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