Raytheon Awarded Production Contract for Poland's Patriot
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 27/09/2018
By Darkone - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=269142
Raytheon has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract for production of Poland's Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, including spare parts, support, and training.
Under the contract, the company will build and deliver four Patriot fire units for Poland.
This contract is for Phase I of "WISLA," Poland's two-phase medium-range Integrated Air and Missile Defense procurement. Under Phase II, Poland has the potential to acquire additional Patriot fire units and has expressed interest in gallium nitride-based 360-degree active electronically scanning array radars, and David’s Sling interceptors, marketed by Raytheon as SkyCeptor.
Poland's acquisition of the American air defense systems comes amid the growing fear of Russian aggression. In addition to this deal, recent reports speak of the possibility of building a permanent US air base in Poland as a deterrent against Moscow.
By Darkone - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=269142
Raytheon has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract for production of Poland's Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, including spare parts, support, and training.
Under the contract, the company will build and deliver four Patriot fire units for Poland.
This contract is for Phase I of "WISLA," Poland's two-phase medium-range Integrated Air and Missile Defense procurement. Under Phase II, Poland has the potential to acquire additional Patriot fire units and has expressed interest in gallium nitride-based 360-degree active electronically scanning array radars, and David’s Sling interceptors, marketed by Raytheon as SkyCeptor.
Poland's acquisition of the American air defense systems comes amid the growing fear of Russian aggression. In addition to this deal, recent reports speak of the possibility of building a permanent US air base in Poland as a deterrent against Moscow.
