Poland signs $2bn Patriot missile deal with US amid calls for EU air-defence shield

Poland signs $2bn Patriot missile deal with US amid calls for EU air-defence shield

"...Poland will sign a $2 billion contract with the United States on Monday to provide critical logistical and technical support for its Patriot missile-defence systems, marking the final step in making the country’s air-defence network fully operational. ..."

Reference: www.firstpost.com .

Poland says Russian missile entered its airspace...

Poland says Russian missile entered its airspace...

"Poland demanded an explanation from Russia on Sunday after one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile..."

Reference: www.pbs.org .

US agrees to sell over $3 billion worth of new missiles to Poland

Article Title: US agrees to sell over $3 billion worth of new missiles to Poland

Article Excerpt: "Poland has approval from the United States to purchase about 1,800 missiles in a deal worth nearly $3.7 billion. The NATO ally will be able to buy missiles of three variants, according to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency..."

Reference Source: www.stripes.com

State Dept. OKs $4B sale of missile defense command system to Poland

State Dept. OKs $4B sale of missile defense command system to Poland

"The State Dept. notified Congress, which will decide whether to approve the deal, according to a Sept. 11 Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcement.

The Northrop Grumman-developed IBCS system was cleared by the U.S. Army for full-rate production in the spring of 2023, but Poland will be the first to declare IBCS operational. ..."The State Dept. notified Congress, which will decide whether to approve the deal, according to a Sept. 11 Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcement. The Northrop Grumman-developed IBCS system was cleared by the U.S. Army for full-rate production in the spring of 2023, but Poland will be the first to declare IBCS operational.

Reference: www.defensenews.com .

Pentagon: Missile defense base in northern Poland to be ready by year-end

Pentagon: Missile defense base in northern Poland to be ready by year-end

"Nancy Jones-Bonbrest of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said that after completion, the Aegis Ashore Poland base would undergo final testing by the US Navy, after which it would become the US's second anti-missile land base in Europe, marking the end of the final phase of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPPA). The EPPA is part of a NATO anti-missile system designed to protect the continent against short, medium, and intermediate-range missiles from Iran. ..."

Reference: Telewizja Polska S.A. .

Poland closer to clinching $5 billion missile deal with Raytheon: minister

Poland closer to clinching $5 billion missile deal with Raytheon: minister

"..."Raytheon has agreed to our minimal condition aimed at securing that at least 50 percent of the money which is to be spent of the Patriot system (Raytheon's missile defense system) would be spent on works done by Polish plants," he said..."

Reference: www.reuters.com .

Poland’s New Govt Rethinks Patriot Missiles, Airbus Choppers

Poland’s New Govt Rethinks Patriot Missiles, Airbus Choppers

"...Poland’s new conservative government on Wednesday called into question the previous liberal cabinet’s choice of US-made Patriot missiles and Airbus helicopters for a multi-billion-euro military upgrade..."

Reference: jpupdates.com .

Lockheed is hoping Germany and Poland will be the first customers for Meads

Lockheed and Raytheon face off over European missile deals

"... High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. Lockheed is hoping Germany and Poland will be the first customers for Meads, in what the company estimates could be a market worth as much as $100bn over the next 15 years. More more than 30 countries are seen as likely to invest in new or upgraded missile defence systems over this period. ..."

Reference: www.ft.com .

U.S. forces to train Poles on air defense

U.S. forces to train Poles on air defense
"...“The agreement will facilitate a range of mutually agreed activities including joint training and exercises, deployments of U.S. military personnel, and prospective Ballistic Missile Defense deployments,” the U.S. State Department said in a news release...."
Reference: www.stripes.com

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Critics call Poland Patriot missile plan a symbolic gesture

Critics call Poland Patriot missile plan a symbolic gesture
"...U.S. Army Europe officials were in Warsaw working on the agreement shortly before Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Poland last month in the wake of the White House decision to change the Bush administration’s missile defense plan. Biden reassured Polish leaders that the new plan — although scrapping putting long-range missile interceptors in Poland — did not leave the country out of the loop. And he announced that a U.S. Patriot missile battery of about 100 soldiers would soon arrive on Polish soil...."
Reference: www.stripes.com

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Missile Defense in Poland

Polish troops withdraw from Iraq

Polish troops withdraw from Iraq
"...However, the government is increasing its troop levels in Afghanistan and preparing for a U.S. missile defense base...."
Reference: www.statesman.co

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