Poland Signs MoU to Buy Patriot Air-Defense Missile

The US government has finally given the green light to sell Patriot missile defense systems to Poland, and the two governments on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to proceed with the acquisition, Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said.

"A memorandum was signed tonight that the U.S. government has agreed to sell Poland Patriot missiles in the most modern configuration," Reuters reported Macierewicz as saying during a news conference broadcast this morning on public television.

"I am glad that I can pass on this information on the day of President's Trump visit to Warsaw," Macierewicz also said.

Macierewicz also tweeted this morning that:

Last night Polish #MOD signed memorandum regarding purchasing the most advanced #PATRIOT system.
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