Poland Patriot buy imminent as negotiations conclude
Negotiations for the procurement of the Patriot air defence system for Poland are nearing their conclusion.
The new Polish Minister of Defence, Mariusz Blaszczak, speaking to a Polish radio station on 21 February, said that contract negotiations for eight Patriot batteries had now entered the final phase.
It is expected that the deal - part of Poland's Wisla programme to acquire an integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) system - will be reached by the end of March at the latest.
Blaszczak also said that the final cost of the first phase of Wisla will be lower than previous estimations
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