TSAMTO, October 14. According to the head of the Polish military department Mariusz Blaszczak at a meeting with Polish servicemen undergoing training in the United States, the delivery of the ordered Patriot air defense systems to the country's armed Forces will be implemented as planned - by the end of next year.
According to the Ministry of National Defense of Poland, the necessary infrastructure and training of personnel are currently being prepared.
The meeting with the servicemen of the 3rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade took place on October 7 at Fort Sill (Oklahoma), where they are trained in the operation of Patriot systems under the guidance of instructors of the US Army.
As reported by TSAMTO, on November 14, 2017, the US State Department approved the potential sale to Poland, as part of the first of two stages, of 4 Patriot SAM batteries in the PAC-3+ configuration with Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IAMD IBCS), 208 PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missiles, 11 PAC-3 MSE test missiles, other equipment and services with a potential value of $10.5 billion.
On March 28, 2018, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak signed a letter of proposal and acceptance of an offer (LOA) for the supply of anti-aircraft missile systems as part of the 1st stage of the air defense system procurement project/About the Vistula medium range. It is assumed that the total cost of the first stage will be about $4.75 billion ($16.6 billion). zloty).
As part of the first stage, two Patriot divisions (consisting of two batteries each) will be delivered in the PAC-3+ configuration with an integrated IBCS combat control system.
The delivery of the first two Patriot divisions will be completed by the end of 2022. The initial readiness of the complexes for combat use (IOC) is planned for the end of 2023 - the beginning of 2024. Payments for the delivery of the complexes will be made during 2018-2022. (unevenly).
