MSPO 2016: MEADS back in running for Wisla

8th September 2016 - 08:12 GMT | by Tony Skinner in Kielce

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The door has seemingly swung wide open for MEADS International as the Polish government makes it clear it is prepared to play hard ball to nail down the best deal for the Wisła medium range air and missile defence programme.

Developments on day two of MSPO in Kielce will be a bitter pill to swallow for Raytheon, manufacturer of the Patriot missile system.

Patriot was officially selected for the Wisla requirement in April 2015 and the Raytheon offering was again given official affirmation on 6 September when Poland’s defence minister Antoni Macierewicz told delegates his office was formally submitting

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