Raytheon  has received a $655 million contract for new-production fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defence System for Kuwait. These units are an addition to the Patriot fire units Kuwait currently owns to counter current and evolving threats. 

Awarded by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., as a Foreign Military Sale agreement, the contract includes new Patriot fire units with increased computing power and radar processing efficiency, improved man-machine interface and reduced life-cycle costs.