Raytheon and Lockheed Delay PATRIOT Licenses to Ukraine

Posts on X reference a report from The Atlantic, citing a Republican official, that Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are primary obstacles to licensing PATRIOT air defense production to Ukraine. The companies reportedly fear Ukrainian firms could refine the systems and manufacture them faster and cheaper. Accounts including @Osinttechnical and @sentdefender quote the article on these production and competition concerns. Commenters describe the resistance as typical of legacy defense contractors and link it to broader U.S. industry issues.