Raytheon Awarded $15.7 Million for Patriot Missile Support Services

May 2, 2011 defpro.com

TEWKSBURY, Mass. | Raytheon Company has received a $15.7 million contract to provide material and technical services in support of the Patriot Missile Field Surveillance Program. This sole-source contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is a follow-on to a 3-year contract previously awarded to Raytheon in January 2008. Under the new contract, Raytheon will continue to support the manufacture, assembly and testing of Patriot missiles through 2013. "This work supports all Patriot customers, U.S. and our 11 international partners, who have selected the combat-proven Patriot as the foundation of their air and missile defense strategy," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Patriot Programs at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS). "The Field Surveillance Program is a key part of Raytheon's commitment to ensuring system performance and helping the U.S. Army and its Patriot partners achieve their mission goals." Work for this contract will be performed by Raytheon IDS at the Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Mass.; at IDS Headquarters, Tewksbury, Mass.; at Raytheon Technical Services Company, Burlington, Mass., and at Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pa. Raytheon IDS is the prime contractor for both domestic and international Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems and system integrator for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles.