Raytheon has awarded Spanish supplier Sener a contract to develop and produce the electro-mechanical control section of the Patriot GEM-T missile, Raytheon parent company RTX announced on 29 April 2024.
Sener will directly contribute to missile production in Europe in support of the recently awarded GEM-T contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for a quantity of up to 1,000 missiles for a coalition of nations, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.
“Sener will play a critical role in supporting our expansion of GEM-T missile production capacity in Europe,” Pete Bata, vice president of Global Patriot at Raytheon, was quoted as saying in an RTX press release. “Together with our broad – and growing – network of suppliers in the region, we are moving forward to increase this critical air defence missile inventory in support of NATO and our European Patriot allies.”
Sener is a private engineering and technology group with a demonstrated expertise in the design and production of missile actuation and control system technologies. The company will work with Raytheon’s engineering experts to co-develop the critical GEM-T missile control section component, which will then be produced locally at Sener’s site in Tres Cantos, Madrid.
“We are delighted to receive Raytheon’s trust in this important contract, which consolidates Sener’s role as an international centre of excellence in the design and manufacturing of missile actuation and control systems,” Rafael Orbe, general director of Sener’s defence business, was quoted as saying. “The Spanish defence industry has high technological capacities and we are proud to put it at the service of Raytheon, our armed forces, and NATO allies.”
GEM-T, the Patriot Advanced Capability 2 (PAC-2) missile interceptor enhanced for defeating tactical ballistic missiles, is a primary effector for the combat-proven Patriot air and missile defence system, which is used by 19 countries – including eight European nations and Ukraine – for defence against cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and enemy aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
