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State Department OKs Potential $224 Million Sale For Netherlands Patriot Launching Stations

Thursday, August 29th, 2024

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State Department OKs Potential $224 Million Sale For Netherlands Patriot Launching Stations

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

The U.S. approved a potential $22 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the Netherlands for two Patriot M903 Launching Stations (LS), upgrades and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Thursday. This deal would specifically cover two new production Patriot M903 Launching Stations and equipment services to upgrade existing M901 LS to the M903 LS configuration, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) launcher conversion kits; LS heater controllers; shorting plug kits;…

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