RTX gets $478M to replenish Germany’s Patriot missiles sent to Ukraine

RTX’s Raytheon has received a $478 million contract from NATO to replenish the Patriot GEM-T missiles Germany has sent to war-torn Ukraine, the company announced Tuesday.

Awarding the contract was the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, which supports a partnership between Ukraine, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Germany — countries who have agreed to finance the procurement of GEM-T missiles to replenish those sent to Ukraine in support of its defense against Russia.

“Our customers are already realizing the benefits of bundled, multinational procurement of Patriot missiles through NSPA, including the economies that offer greater affordability and the pre-negotiated contracting framework that shortens the acquisition timeline,” Tom Laliberty, Raytheon’s president of land and air defense systems, said in an August 6 statement.

“As a result, not only can we better support the missile inventories for these European partners, but also strengthen our cooperation, their interoperability, and their contribution to an essential NATO mission,” he added.

In January, the multinational coalition jointly ordered up to 1,000 Patriot GEM-T missiles as part of a $5.5 billion production and delivery contract of the weapons to COMLOG, a joint venture between MBDA Germany and Raytheon.

There are currently eight European countries that purchase the Patriot air and missile defense systems. That customer list grows to 19 countries worldwide.

Earlier this month, Raytheon won the company’s second contract this year , worth $1.2 billion, to provide major Patriot air and missile defense components to Germany as the country sends additional Patriot systems to Ukraine.

Raytheon previously inked a Patriot systems contract with Germany in March for the same amount. The company is expected to deliver four complete Patriot fire units under the previous contract and four fire units under the new deal.

While some components for GEM-T missiles will still be made stateside, Raytheon is expanding its supplier base in Europe to build critical GEM-T components. This effort includes the standing up of an all-up round integration and test facility with Germany’s MBDA, Laliberty told Defense News in an interview earlier this year.

MBDA subsidiary Bayern-Chemie will become a new rocket motor manufacturer for the missile, while another company in Spain will build a new control actuation system.

Overall, Raytheon’s production of GEM-T missiles remains ongoing, with a contracted backlog of approximately 1,500 missiles, including the NATO order, and an estimated near-term demand of an additional 1,000 missiles.

The company is producing roughly 20 missiles each month and, with the added capacity through international initiatives, is on a path to reach 35 missiles per month by the end of 2027, according to Laliberty.

Jen Judson is an award-winning journalist covering land warfare for Defense News. She has also worked for Politico and Inside Defense. She holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College.

RTX 旗下的雷神公司周二宣布，已从北约获得一份价值 4.78 亿美元的合同，用于补充德国向饱受战争蹂躏的乌克兰运送的“爱国者”GEM-T 导弹。

授予该合同的是北约支持和采购局，该机构支持乌克兰、丹麦、荷兰、挪威和德国之间的伙伴关系——这些国家已同意资助采购 GEM-T 导弹，以补充送往乌克兰支持其防御俄罗斯的导弹。

雷神公司陆空防御系统总裁汤姆·拉利伯蒂在8月6日的一份声明中表示：“我们的客户已经意识到通过NSPA进行爱国者导弹的捆绑式多国采购带来的好处，包括更经济实惠的价格和缩短采购时间的预先谈判合同框架。”

“因此，我们不仅可以更好地支持这些欧洲伙伴的导弹库存，还可以加强我们的合作、互操作性以及他们对北约重要任务的贡献，”他补充道。

今年 1 月，这个多国联盟与 COMLOG 公司签订了一份价值 55 亿美元的武器生产和交付合同，共同订购了多达 1000 枚“爱国者”GEM-T 导弹。COMLOG 是 MBDA 德国公司和雷神公司之间的合资企业。

目前已有八个欧洲国家采购了“爱国者”防空导弹系统。在全球范围内，这一客户名单已扩展至19个国家。

本月初，雷神公司赢得了今年的第二份合同，价值 12 亿美元，将向德国提供主要的“爱国者”防空导弹防御系统部件，因为德国正在向乌克兰增派“爱国者”系统。

雷神公司此前于今年3月与德国签署了一份金额相同的“爱国者”导弹防御系统合同。根据之前的合同，该公司预计将交付四套完整的“爱国者”导弹防御系统，而根据新合同，该公司也将交付四套完整的“爱国者”导弹防御系统。

尽管GEM-T导弹的部分部件仍将在美国本土生产，但雷神公司正在扩大其在欧洲的供应商规模，以生产关键的GEM-T部件。拉利伯蒂在今年早些时候接受《防务新闻》采访时表示，这项工作包括与德国MBDA公司合作，建立一个完整的弹药集成和测试设施。

MBDA 的子公司 Bayern-Chemie 将成为该导弹新的火箭发动机制造商，而西班牙的另一家公司将建造新的控制作动系统。

总体而言，雷神公司 GEM-T 导弹的生产仍在继续，目前已签订约 1500 枚导弹的订单，其中包括北约的订单，预计近期还将有 1000 枚导弹的需求。

据拉利伯蒂称，该公司目前每月生产约 20 枚导弹，随着国际合作带来的产能提升，到 2027 年底，其产能有望达到每月 35 枚导弹。

珍·贾德森是一位屡获殊荣的记者，为《防务新闻》报道陆地战争。她也曾为《政治报》和《内幕防务》工作。她拥有波士顿大学新闻学硕士学位和凯尼恩学院文学学士学位。