US State Dept authorizes sale of Patriot missile system to Spain

The Pentagon said the U.S. State Department OK’d the potential sale of Patriot missile defense systems and linked equipment to Spain

The sale is estimated to cost $2.8 billion.

The prime contractors for the latest version of the Patriot launcher will be Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon said in a statement.

Spain currently owns six Patriot batteries, one of which is deployed in the Incirlik air base in Türkiye’s Adana province.