Poland has signed a agreement with United States for acquisition of Raytheon's Patriot anti-aircraft and missile air defense system ...
Poland has signed a agreement with United States for acquisition of Raytheon's Patriot anti-aircraft and missile air defense system for $ 4.75 billion.
A letter of offer and acceptance, or LOA was signed which sets the stage for the U.S. government to begin contract negotiations with Raytheon and its industry partners.
This LOA is for Phase I of Poland's two-phase WISLA medium-range, integrated air and missile defense procurement program.
With more than 60 percent of its weaponry Cold War era, Poland is modernizing its armed forces following Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and the resurgence of Russian military.
Two Patriot system batteries will be delivered in 2022, each consisting of one sector AN/MPQ-65 radar and eight M903 launchers.
Each launchers consist of 16 Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles.
With its dual-pulse solid rocket motor, providing increased performance in altitude and range, PAC-3 MSE can defend against incoming threats, including tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft. The PAC-3 MSE missile uses Hit-to-Kill technology, intercepting threats through kinetic energy via body-to-body contact.
The Polish Patriot batteries will debut Northrop Grumman’s still-in-development Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) a revolutionary command-and-control (C2) system developed to deliver a single, unambiguous view of the battlespace.
In the Phase 2, Poland intends to acquire additional Patriot fire units, gallium nitride-based, 360-degree detection capable Active Electronically Scanning Array Radars, and SkyCeptor™, a low-cost interceptor missile.
