Raytheon receives $3.7 billion contract to provide PAC-2 interceptors to Ukraine

Raytheon’s contract to provide PAC-2 interceptors to Ukraine will keep the country in the fight. Without this kind of support, Ukraine would have struggled to maintain its resistance.

By Sam Cranny-Evans, editor of Calibre Defence, published on April 16, 2026.

Raytheon has received a $3.7 billion (£2.73 bn/€3.14 bn) contract to provide PAC-2 GEM-T air defence missiles to Ukraine. The new facility in Schrobenhausen, Germany, is expected to support delivery, the April 14 press release states.

That site is operated by COMLOG, a joint venture between MBDA and Raytheon. COMLOG is a significant component of Europe’s defence, and in 2024 the NATO NSPA commissioned the company to produce 1,000 PAC-2 GEM-T interceptors. Bayern-Chemie, which is part of MBDA Germany, is responsible for the production and delivery of the rocket motors under that contract.

The quantity of PAC-2 GEM-T missiles procured for Ukraine was not made clear. However, Romania set out to procure 200 PAC-2s for around €1 billion in 2023. This suggests that Ukraine may be set to receive as many as 600 PAC-2 missiles under this contract.

That number of missiles is significant and will help Ukraine resist Russia’s missile barrages. It also builds on other agreements with European manufacturers like Diehl for expanded access to air defence systems and missiles. Alongside its own domestic developments, the country is increasingly robust and capable of defending its cities. However, contracts like this remain essential.

Calibre comment: How air defence kept Ukraine in the fight

Without the large quantity of air defence systems and missiles donated to it, Ukraine would have been unlikely to maintain its resistance. Russia’s aerial bombardments have been extensive, with thousands of missiles fired and tens of thousands of Shaheds. These strikes have already caused extensive damage to the country’s power infrastructure, making winters hard for the population. Much of Ukraine’s defence industry has been reduced to low-scale operations in discreet facilities. And, on occasion, Russian missile strikes have gone after elements of the country’s leadership.

If it was not for air defences – including the low-level interceptions of Shaheds, through to complex interceptions of Iskander ballistic missiles – Ukraine would have suffered far more damage than it has. It is unlikely that it would have been able to stay in the fight, at least to the extent that it has, for this long. So, with Ukraine’s own long-range strikes starting to show serious results, and its troops still withstanding Russia’s advances, contracts like this one to Raytheon are vital.

The lead image shows a Patriot fire unit launching a PAC-2 GEM-T missile. Credit: Raytheon.