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RTX's Raytheon Wins $1.7 Billion Contract to Supply Four Patriot Systems to Spain

The purchase signals a wider 2025 European build‑out of air and missile defenses with Spanish suppliers tapped for key components.

Overview

  • The Foreign Military Sales award covers four fire units with radars, launchers, command-and-control stations, and training equipment.
  • RTX described the award as Spain's largest Patriot order to date.
  • Raytheon will involve Spanish industry, including Sener, for missile component production as part of the global Patriot supply chain.
  • Cost pressures remain significant, with CSIS estimating a new Patriot battery at over $1 billion and interceptors at about $4 million each.
  • The announcement follows additional 2025 Patriot orders by Germany, the Netherlands and Romania, and a November U.S. approval for a possible $105 million sustainment package for Ukraine.