# RTX's Raytheon books $3.7bn Patriot interceptor deal for Ukraine, scales European output
> German-funded GEM-T buy plus Dutch, Spanish and Romanian Patriot orders; new Schrobenhausen line ramps

**Meta:** type: story · date: 2026-04-14 · heads: L'argent de qui, Le jeu long · 8 takes · 3 lenses · 6 regions

## Summary

[Rtx](/fr/entity/rtx)'s Raytheon signed a $3.7bn direct commercial sale on 14 April 2026 to deliver Patriot
GEM-T interceptors to [Ukraine](/fr/entity/ukraine), funded by [Germany](/fr/entity/germany). A new GEM-T line in Schrobenhausen
— run by COMLOG, a Raytheon–MBDA Deutschland joint venture — anchors supply-chain resilience
and Ukrainian replenishment. The deal sits atop a wave of [European Union](/fr/entity/european-union) Patriot orders:
$627m to the Netherlands (April), $1.7bn for four Spanish fire units (December), $168m for
Romania, plus a $441.6m urgent US GEM-T order ("Epic Fury") in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
With Patriot the scarce asset against Russian and Iranian missiles, RTX is the bottleneck
supplier for Europe's air-defence rebuild — see [Patriot](/fr/entity/patriot), [Interceptor Stocks](/fr/entity/interceptor-stocks) and
[Army adds $8.4bn to Lockheed's Precision Strike Missile contract](/fr/n/lockheed-prsm-8-billion-army-2026).

## By the numbers

- $3.7bn — German-funded GEM-T deal for Ukraine.
- $627m — Netherlands Patriot equipment order.
- $1.7bn — Spain, four Patriot fire units.
- $168m — Romania Patriot equipment.
- $441.6m — urgent US GEM-T order (Operation Epic Fury).

## Why it matters

Interceptor supply, not launchers, is the binding constraint on European and Ukrainian air
defence. RTX's European GEM-T line and stacked orders show demand outrunning capacity — and
Germany paying to route US-origin interceptors to Kyiv.

## What to watch

- Schrobenhausen/COMLOG output ramp and delivery timelines.
- Further European Patriot orders and waitlist length.
- US interceptor stock drawdown against Mideast and Ukraine demand.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### unlabelled
- **RTX** (United States, en) — Company release on the Patriot GEM-T deliveries to Ukraine and the role of the COMLOG GEM-T line in Schrobenhausen, Germany.
  Source: https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2026/04/14/rtxs-raytheon-to-deliver-patriot-interceptors-to-ukraine
- **RTX (Netherlands order)** (Netherlands, en) — 
  Source: https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2026/04/08/the-netherlands-awards-rtxs-raytheon-a-627-million-contract-for-patriot-air-and-missile-defense
- **RTX (Spain order)** (Spain, en) — 
  Source: https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2025/12/23/rtxs-raytheon-awarded-1-7-billion-contract-to-deliver-four-patriot-fire-units-t
- **RTX (Romania order)** (Romania, en) — 
  Source: https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2025/12/19/rtxs-raytheon-awarded-168-million-contract-for-romanian-patriot-air-defense-equ
- **Defence Blog** (Global, en) — 
  Source: https://defence-blog.com/raytheon-gets-441m-urgent-gem-t-missile-order/
- **StockTitan** (United States, en) — 
  Source: https://www.stocktitan.net/news/RTX/rtx-s-raytheon-to-deliver-patriot-interceptors-to-6yth5lbmpgra.html

### US defence-acquisition specialist
- **Breaking Defense** (United States, en) — Reports the $3.7bn direct commercial sale of GEM-T interceptors to Ukraine, funded by Germany, and how COMLOG (Raytheon–MBDA Deutschland JV) output underpins supply-chain resilience and Ukrainian replenishment.
  > "A $3.7bn German-funded interceptor deal, with European GEM-T lines feeding Ukraine's depleted Patriot stocks."
  Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/04/raytheon-secures-3-7b-deal-with-ukraine-for-german-funded-patriot-interceptors/

### European defence trade
- **Army Recognition** (France, en) — Details the GEM-T contract and ties it to a wave of European Patriot orders, framing Raytheon as the bottleneck supplier for the continent's air-defence rebuild.
  > "Raytheon's GEM-T contract strengthens Ukraine's air defence as Europe queues for Patriot."
  Source: https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/rtxs-raytheon-secures-3-7b-patriot-gem-t-interceptor-contract-to-strengthen-ukraines-air-defense

## Across the graph
- Related: [[lockheed-prsm-8-billion-army-2026]], [[sipri-2025-arms-transfers-europe-surge]], [[merz-iran-hormuz-bundeswehr-2026]]
- Entities: Rtx, United States, Germany, Ukraine, European Union

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