Poland will become the first country outside the United States to establish a service center to service PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems. This was reported by the Polish Ministry of Defense. The cost of the project is estimated at one billion zlotys (about $253 million). It will take at least 12 months to create the necessary infrastructure. In the fight to host the center, Poland was ahead of Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. Companies from Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden are also planned to participate in the project. Currently, these missiles are serviced in the United States, and transport and repairs can take up to two years. The establishment of the center will shorten the maintenance time and quickly return missiles to a combat-ready state. With the growing demand for Patriot systems in Europe and the Middle East, the project is supposed to strengthen regional air defense capabilities.

Poland will become the first country outside the United States to establish a service center to service PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems. This was reported by the Polish Ministry of Defense. The cost of the project is estimated at one billion zlotys (about $253 million). It will take at least 12 months to create the necessary infrastructure. In the fight to host the center, Poland was ahead of Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. Companies from Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden are also planned to participate in the project. Currently, these missiles are serviced in the United States, and transport and repairs can take up to two years. The establishment of the center will shorten the maintenance time and quickly return missiles to a combat-ready state. With the growing demand for Patriot systems in Europe and the Middle East, the project is supposed to strengthen regional air defense capabilities.