TUCSON,
Ariz., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX)
business, was awarded a $182 million
contract for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System,
also known as NASAMS™, a highly adaptable mid-range air
defense solution. These systems are expected to be provided to
Ukraine in response to that
nation's need to defend against advanced air threats.
"Raytheon Missiles & Defense and our partners are working
diligently to quickly deliver this critical, proven air defense
capability to help the Ukrainian people defend their homeland,"
said Tom Laliberty, president of
Land Warfare & Air Defense, a Raytheon Missiles & Defense
business area. "Ukraine will join
a dozen nations around the globe who rely on NASAMS to defeat a
multitude of threats, including cruise missiles, aircraft, and
unmanned systems."
Jointly developed and produced by RMD and Norway's Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace,
NASAMS consists of the Sentinel radar, Advanced Medium
Range Air-to-Air Missile, and KDA's Fire Distribution Center.
NASAMS provides air defenders with a tailorable, state-of-the-art
defense system that can maximize their ability to identify, engage
and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, unmanned aerial
vehicles and emerging cruise missile threats.
About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon
Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that
provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and
government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading
businesses ― Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon
Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the
company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics,
cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics,
and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the
combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies
Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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