Qatar spends billions for Patriot defense system
NewsDecember 22, 2014
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Officials at the State of Qatar now are Patriot Air and Missile Defense System users, having signed a $2.4 billion Foreign Military Sales contract to procure new-production fire units of the system from Raytheon.
This acquisition comes under an Armed Services modernization and recapitalization effort Qatar officials announced this spring. The contract includes the newest Patriot fire units with their increased computing power and radar processing efficiency and enhanced man-machine interface as well as reduced life-cycle costs.
Raytheon officials announced the company signed a U.S. Air Force contract to give Qatar an Air and Missile Defense Operations Center (ADOC) that will integrate U.S. air defense systems including Patriot, the Early Warning Radar, and THAAD; with European air defense systems and radars and Qatar's Air Operation Center.
Contract work will be performed at the Raytheon Integrated Air Defense Center in Andover, Mass.; El Paso, Texas; and Huntsville, Ala. Qatar is the 13th global Patriot customer.
