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.
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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