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The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system.
The company also is a major supplier of Electro-Optic systems to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), officially known as the F-35 Lightning II. The company has a long history from the Vought years (later half of the 20th century) of being the number-one supplier of missiles and advanced weapon systems to the US Army, which continues to this day.
Company name Revenue from defense (US$ billions) Total revenue (US$ billions) % of total revenue from defense 1 United States: Lockheed Martin: 59.390 65.984 90 2 United States: RTX Corporation: 39.570 67.074 59 3 United States: Northrop Grumman: 32.300 36.602 88 4 United States: Boeing: 29.300 66.608 44 5 United States: General Dynamics: 28. ...
Raytheon's Patriot anti-aircraft missiles got a new lease on life, with the company announcing today that the U.S. Army has approved a second round of recertification for the Patriot -- a 29-year ...
On Thursday, Lockheed Martin confirmed receipt of a $755.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for the production of Patriot PAC-3 missile defense systems, originally announced by the Department of ...
“Patriot missiles for air defense batteries made in Arizona. Artillery shells manufactured in 12 states across the country, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas. And so much more.
The battalion is part of 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command (32nd AAMDC). The battalion consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), four Patriot missile batteries (A/5-52, B/5-52, C/5-52, and D/5-52) and a maintenance company (E Company, formerly the 507th Maintenance Company).
In later decades, it remained a major producer of missiles, such as the Patriot antimissile missile and the air-to-air Phoenix missile. Raytheon made a foray into computers, producing the RAYDAC computer for the U.S. Navy which became operational in 1953. "Unfortunately, the machine was technically obsolete by the time it was operational."