WASHINGTON, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) announced it was awarded two direct
commercial sales contracts by the State
of Qatar for additional integrated air and missile defense
capability. The contracts, worth approximately $2.2 billion, include the National Advanced
Surface-to-Air Missile System, final certification of the
AMRAAM®-Extended Range missile, and an unspecified quantity of
additional Patriot™ fire units. These awards are part of a larger
agreement being pursued by the Qataris with the U.S. government.
The combined value is expected to total up to $3B.
"Raytheon's integrated air and missile defense capabilities
provide a combat-proven, layered approach that protects citizens,
militaries and infrastructure from a broad spectrum of threats,"
said Ralph Acaba, President of
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.
Qatar is the first country to
procure AMRAAM-ER, the surface-to-air extended-range variant of the
combat-proven AMRAAM air-to-air-missile. Qatar also becomes the 11th country
to procure NASAMS, a medium-range air-defense solution manufactured
by Raytheon and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS. NASAMS uses
the Raytheon Sentinel radar, and fires multiple interceptors,
including AMRAAM-ER.
The combat-proven Patriot™ system is the backbone of air and
missile defense for 16 nations.
About Raytheon
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of $27 billion and 67,000 employees,
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civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5I® products and
services, sensing, effects and mission support for customers in
more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Follow us on
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