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State Department Approves $2.8 Billion Patriot Sale To Spain

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

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State Department Approves $2.8 Billion Patriot Sale To Spain

Launch of Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The State Department on Wednesday said it has approved a potential $2.8 billion sales of modernized Patriot air defense fire units and related equipment to Spain, the first major foreign military sale (FMS) announced in fiscal year 2024. The proposed sale, which was notified to Congress on Wednesday by the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency, includes four Patriot Configuration-3+ modernized fire units, 51 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC) 3 Missile Segment Enhanced missiles, 24 M903 launch stations, four AN-MPW-65 radar sets,…

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