Raytheon awarded $115 million for Patriot missile work

Defense contractor Raytheon Co. of Waltham said Wednesday it received a US Army contract modification worth $115 million to provide engineering services for the Patriot defense program.

The engineering services will support the US Army and foreign military sales cases for Germany, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Israel, Kuwait, Spain, Taiwan and Greece, Raytheon said.

The work will be performed by Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems at facilities in Andover, Mass.; Huntsville, Ala.; and White Sands, N.M., the company said.

Raytheon shares rose $1.02 cents to $65.69 in morning trading. (AP)