Poland announces multi-million acquisitions to boost air and missile defence capacities
The Polish MND is the first international customer of the LTAMDS. (Photo: Raytheon)
As part of the second phase of the WISŁA air defence programme, Poland will procure PAC-3 MSE missiles, 48 Patriot launchers and 12 LTAMDS sensors.
Poland will improve its air and missile defence capabilities by acquiring 12 Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensors (LTAMDS), 48 Patriot launchers and PAC-3 MSE missiles as part of the second phase of the WISŁA programme.
The approval of a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) with the US Army for the procurement of the systems was announced on 5 September.
The deals, worth nearly $250 million (PLN 1 billion), with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon will include the purchase of the systems as well as training and logistics packages.
A release issued by the Polish Army stated that the first two
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