MSPO 2015: Narew contenders unveiled
After a fair bit of speculation, the contenders for Poland’s short-medium range air defence missile system programme have been confirmed.
The Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) displayed the contenders for the Narew competition on their stand during the MSPO exhibition in Kielce, and the various companies had their products on show.
Turkish company, Aselsan, brought along its HISAR-O system; German armaments manufacturer Diehl had the IRIS-T SL on their stand – although largely hidden from view behind dividing walls; and European missile multinational MBDA had the VL MICA on their stand.
The PGZ stand showed several missiles that included the Thales
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