Poland seeks to sign a contract for the supply of American Patriot air defense missile system
November 16, 2016
The Polish Defense Ministry is seeking to sign a contract on the supply of US Patriot surface-to-air missile systems, which are set to be purchased as part of Poland’s defense modernization program, before the end of the year, Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Poland could purchase eight Patriot air defense missile systems. The missile defense tender is central to Warsaw’s large-scale military modernization program, sped up in response to the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s renewed assertiveness in the region. The first two Patriot batteries will be delivered by 2019. Six more have been ordered and could be delivered after 2020.