KBR has secured a NATO contract worth up to $60 million to support the Patriot air and missile defense system and improve its integration into broader allied defense networks.
The company will provide engineering, logistics, sustainment, and command-and-control support for the Patriot under the five-year deal from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).
Work will focus on capabilities designed to connect sensors and interceptors across the battlespace, helping NATO and US forces integrate the Patriot into evolving air and missile defense architectures.
KBR said the effort targets faster sustainment and integration, as well as improving the readiness of deployed systems.
“Integrated air and missile defense demands technical precision and speed of execution,” Jay Lennon, President of Mission Technology Solutions, said.
The contract will be carried out at Redstone Arsenal and KBR facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, as well as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
NATO Expands Patriot Defense
NATO has been moving to strengthen its integrated air and missile defense network as demand for interceptors, sensors, and command-and-control capabilities grows.
In July, Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska said the alliance needed more interceptors, sensors, and command-and-control capabilities, while highlighting efforts to modernize NATO’s air defense architecture.
She also said the NSPA had acquired a large number of Patriot PAC-2 missiles over the last three years and was preparing additional purchases.
Individual NATO members have likewise expanded their Patriot capabilities. In May, Germany deployed a Patriot unit to Turkey as part of a NATO air and missile defense task force supporting the alliance’s southeastern flank.
Earlier, in April, the Netherlands awarded Raytheon a $627-million contract for Patriot equipment, including radars, launchers, and command-and-control stations.