Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}

Saudi Arabia signed a $1.7bn direct commercial sales deal with the Raytheon Company on Tuesday for upgrading the country’s Patriot Air Defense Missile System to the advanced Configuration-3. The package includes ground-system equipment, support hardware upgrades and a complete training package. The deal was announced at the Paris Air Show where commercial and military contracts are made for both civilian and military technology and aircraft.

The post Saudi Arabia Agrees To $1.7 Billion Defense Deal appeared first on Politact.