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Raytheon To Upgrade Taiwan Patriot Batteries
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jan 28, 2009 Raytheon has received a $154 million Foreign Military Sales contract award to upgrade Taiwan's Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the contract that includes upgrade kits for radar and command and control components, a radar refurbishment, and related engineering and technical services. "Upgrading Patriot fire units from Configuration-2 to Configuration-3 will provide Taiwan with enhanced system capabilities to meet current and emerging threats," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Patriot Programs at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS). "These awards are additional indications of the viability of Patriot as a reliable air and missile defense system." This contract is in addition to two other awards Raytheon received last year for Taiwan Patriot support - one in March for upgrades and another in April for technical services. Work under this contract will be performed by Raytheon IDS at the Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Mass.; the Warfighter Protection Center, Huntsville, Ala.; the Mission Capability and Verification Center, White Sands, N.M., and by Raytheon Technical Services Company in El Paso, Texas. Related Links Raytheon Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com
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