“This is a sign of trust and an example of the deepening Polish-US partnership,” said the US chargé d’affaires.
“This is a sign of trust and an example of the deepening Polish-US partnership,” said the US chargé d’affaires.
A particular focus will be on detecting low-flying drones.
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A deputy defence minister assures that Patriot air defence systems will continue to “defend the Polish sky”.
The European Investment Bank will provide €300m for Polish satellites that would be part of the system.
“You are much closer to the front line than we are, and this system can be of much greater help to you than to us at the moment.”
It will make Poland the first country other than the US itself to use the system.
“By then, we will be ready to replace them with Polish Patriots,” says Poland’s defence minister.
The secretary general of Poland’s ruling party has expressed concern that Germany’s initial offer was only a “PR ploy”.
Berlin has also offered Eurofighters to help patrol Polish airspace.
The agreement will see Poland received British CAMM missiles and launches in September, five years earlier than planned.
The president described this week’s €7.3 billion agreement as “the largest and most complex contract in the history of the Polish armed forces”.