Qatar, Turkey and Oman are expected to order billions of dollars worth of new missile defense systems this year, according to the CEO of Raytheon, the world’s largest missile maker.
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Bill Swanson made the comments during a call with analysts at the weekend, Bloomberg reported.
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In November last year, the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency said Oman was interested in buying guided missiles worth US$96m from the US, while Pentagon officials said Qatar is looking to buy US$9.9bn worth of missiles and defence equipment.
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Raytheon is looking to international markets to offset White House plans to reduce US defence spending.
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