On October 27 local time, Magdałańa Sobkowiack-Charniecka, Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland, announced that Poland will establish a maintenance center for the American-made 'Patriot' anti-missile system, responsible for maintaining the PAC-3 interceptor missiles.
According to Sobkowiak-Charniecka, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway competed for the location of the maintenance center for PAC-3 missiles. In the end, Poland emerged as the winner. This will be the only PAC-3 missile interceptor maintenance center located outside the United States.
She revealed at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, that it would take more than ten months to complete the construction of the center, and it is estimated to cost $253 million.
Poland deploys the “Patriot” anti-missile system. Visual China
The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed this cooperation, stating in a statement: "By establishing regional maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities directly in European theater areas, the Missile Maintenance Center will significantly reduce turnaround time and further secure critical supply lines." The statement added that the project will be based on "transatlantic industrial cooperation," with Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden leading the integration of key supply chains.
Reuters pointed out that the four-year-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as military conflicts in the Middle East, have led to a shortage of interceptor missiles in the United States. This has delayed the delivery of ‘Patriot’ interceptors to European countries. As a result, European nations have sought to maintain and produce missiles closer to them.
