Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $627 million contract to supply the Netherlands with Patriot® air and missile defense system equipment. The direct commercial sales contract includes radars, launchers, and command and control stations. Backed by a world-class command-and-control system, Patriot is the only combat-proven ground-based air and missile defense capability that can defend against advanced long-range cruise missiles, tactical ballistic missiles, and the full spectrum of air-breathing threats. Patriot is the foundation of air defense for 19 countries, including nine European nations, and the system continues to demonstrate its effectiveness against advanced aerial threats and massive complex raid attacks.
“Raytheon continues to partner with the Dutch government to modernize its integrated air and missile defense capabilities to deter aggression,” said Pete Bata, senior vice president of Global Patriot at Raytheon. “Raytheon is accelerating production to deliver these critical systems quickly.”
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading provider of defense solutions to help the U.S. government, our allies and partners defend their national sovereignty and ensure their security. For more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new technologies and enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radars, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense across land, air, sea and space. With more than 180,000 global employees, the company push the limits of technology and science to redefine how the company connect and protect our world. The company, with 2025 sales of more than $88 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
