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Sweden Chooses Patriot To Upgrade Air And Missile Defenses

Monday, November 20th, 2017

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The Swedish government has decided to start negotiations on procuring Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot air and missile defense system for upward of $1.2 billion, the government said Nov. 7.The Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have been evaluating medium-range surface-to-air defense systems for Sweden since the parliament concluded a 2015 defense framework decision. Now the government is allowing the FMV to start negotiations with U.S. counterparts to procure the Patriot system, the FMV said in a notice.This decision…

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