NSPA awards Raytheon $478m missile contract
Raytheon has been awarded a $478 million contract from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to supply additional GEM-T missiles to Germany.
This contract supports the replenishment of Patriot missiles donated by Germany to Ukraine. Showing their support for Ukraine, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway have agreed to participate in the financing of this procurement.
“Our customers are already realising the benefits of bundled, multi-national procurement of Patriot missiles through NSPA, including the economies that offer greater affordability and the pre-negotiated contracting framework that shortens the acquisition timeline,” said Tom Laliberty, president of Land and Air Defense Systems at Raytheon.
“As a result, not only can we better support the missile inventories for these European partners, but also strengthen our cooperation, their interoperability, and their contribution to an essential NATO mission.”
Stacy A. Cummings, NSPA General Manager, said: “This contract demonstrates once again that NSPA, as NATO’s lead organization for multinational acquisition, support and sustainment, delivers effective and cost-efficient multinational solutions to nations, while reinforcing European industrial capacities.
“Through close Euro-Atlantic cooperation between allies and industry, customer nations have achieved economies of scale, reduced their logistics footprint, and are obtaining capable solutions and support through a proven turnkey legal framework.”
GEM-T, the Patriot Advanced Capability 2 (PAC-2) missile interceptor enhanced for defeating tactical ballistic missiles, is a primary weapon for the Patriot air and missile defence system.
Patriot is relied upon by eight European nations, and Ukraine, for defence against cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and enemy drones and aircraft.
