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U.S. withdrawing Patriot units from three countries in Middle East

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An anonymous U.S. official told AFP that the Pentagon will be withdrawing Patriot firing units from Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Pfc. Cuong Ngo, a patriot fire control enhanced operator/ maintainer for Crew 2, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, signals to Spc. Mychol Alvarez, a patriot launching station enhanced operator, also with Crew 2, during their marching order and emplacement training on March 21, 2018. The training occurred during a visit by Maj. Gen. Andrew Schafer, commanding general of 28th Infantry Division and TF Spartan. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Keeler)

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Raytheon awarded production contract to supply Patriot to Poland

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The Pentagon has give a $1.5 billion Foreign Military Sales to Raytheon to supply four Patriot fire units to Poland.

A patriot missile launcher system part of 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sits in a training area during the unit’s table gunnery training exercise on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Oct. 19, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)
A patriot missile launcher system part of 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sits in a training area during the unit’s table gunnery training exercise on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Oct. 19, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)

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