US State Dept approves military sale to Spain of Patriot missile defense systems

The U.S. State Department approved a possible foreign military sale to Spain of Patriot missile defense systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.8 billion, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

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