Poland offers to build Patriot missile plant for Ukraine on its soil
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Poland has offered to build a Patriot missile production plant on its territory if the United States grants Ukraine a license, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said Saturday. The facility would be located on safe Polish soil, she told TVN24. The offer comes as Ukraine awaits a final U.S. decision on Patriot missile production licenses.
Key Facts
- Poland's Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka announced the offer on TVN24 on September 26.
- The proposed plant would produce Patriot air defense missiles on Polish territory under a U.S. license granted to Ukraine.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on September 25 that U.S. President Donald Trump had made a 'final decision' to grant Kyiv licenses to produce Patriot missiles.
- In late August, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski said Poland has production capacity and is ready to start manufacturing PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Patriot systems.
Poland's Offer
Poland has proposed building a Patriot missile production plant on its territory if the United States grants Ukraine a license, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said on Saturday, September 26, on TVN24. She stated that in such a case, production would be located on safe territory. Sobkowiak-Czarnecka added that Warsaw's efforts to establish a service center and, in the future, Patriot missile production capacity do not depend on the situation around Ukraine. She said her interlocutors in Washington confirmed that even if a decision is made regarding Ukraine, it will not change Poland's efforts or negate the agreement for Poland.
License Uncertainty
On September 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had made a 'final decision' to grant Kyiv licenses to produce Patriot missiles. The Polish deputy defense minister recalled that the White House head had previously made a similar statement at the NATO summit in Ankara, but later expressed doubt about it. 'We will see what comes of it,' Sobkowiak-Czarnecka added.
Production Capacity
In late August, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski said his country has production capacity and is ready to begin manufacturing PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Patriot systems on its territory. He said Poland is also ready for cooperation with Ukraine in this direction. According to Zalewski, Poland may consider joint production of interceptor missiles together with Ukraine.
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