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Sweden Says It Will Buy Two Patriot Batteries

Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

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Sweden Says It Will Buy Two Patriot Batteries

Raytheon's Patriot air and missile defense system. (Photo: Raytheon)

The Swedish government is empowering the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to procure and enter into an agreement with the U.S. to procure the Patriot air and missile defense system, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.Last November the government authorized FMV to send a letter of request to the U.S. and start negotiations to acquire the Raytheon [RTN]-built Patriot to replace its legacy air defense capabilities. After the negotiations ended, FMV received an offer from the U.S. to acquire Patriot…

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