BELFAST — RTX subsidiary Raytheon has signed a $3.7 billion contract to supply Ukraine with Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) interceptors, in a much-needed boost for the country’s air defenses.
RTX said in an announcement Tuesday that a new GEM-T production site in Schrobenhausen, Germany, is set to play a “key role” in the commercial sale. The future facility is to be operated by the COMLOG joint venture, established by MBDA Deutschland and Raytheon.
In a related release, the German Ministry of Defence noted that it will fund the PAC-2 package, alongside financing supplies to Kyiv of an undisclosed number of launchers for Diehl-produced IRIS-T medium-range air defense systems.
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