The United States has selected Poland to host its European maintenance facility for Patriot air defense missiles.
The Pentagon announced the decision, in coordination with Lockheed Martin and European allies, on Oct. 27, on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO’s Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD), the alliance’s senior body responsible for coordinating weapons procurement and development.
The facility will service Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles, with Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden playing key roles in integrating its supply chain.
The PATRIOT is the U.S. Army’s most advanced air defense system and is capable of defeating both high-performance aircraft and tactical ballistic missiles. It is the only operational U.S. air defense system that can shoot down attacking missiles….