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US approves potential sale of air, missile defence system to Poland: Pentagon

US approves potential sale of air, missile defence system to Poland: Pentagon

Defence system to Poland

The USState Department has approved thepotentialsaleof an IntegratedAirandMissileDefence Battle CommandSystemto Polandfor an estimated cost of $4 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday.

As it upgrades itsairdefences, the Pentagon saidNATO-allyPolandhad requested to buy phase two of a two-phase program for the commandsystemenabled PATRIOT Configuration-3+ with modernised sensorsandcomponents.

Thesalewould include 93 of thesystem's engagement operation centres,175 fire control network relaysandother related equipment, the Pentagon said.

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European interest in USweaponry has increased with demandcenteredaround such supplies as munitions,airdefences, communications equipment, shoulder-fired Javelinmissilesanddrones which have proven critical to Ukraine's war efforts.

The principal contractor for themissiledefencesystemwill be Northrup Grumman, the Pentagon said in a statement.

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