DefenceTalkWith a shared vision for the Wisła medium-range air defense program, MEADS International (MI) and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a Letter of Intent to explore cooperation and mutually beneficial business opportunities related to the program. This agreement includes the opportunity for PGZ to take a partnership role with MI alongside Lockheed Martin and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/meads-pgz-in-joint-bid-for-polands-air-defense-deal-68114/

DefenceTalkPolish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz on Monday said he would ink a letter of intent with US defense firm Raytheon to buy a Patriot missile system valued at an estimated 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion). The EU member’s previous government had said in April it planned to buy the Patriot system, but soon after coming […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-moves-towards-multi-billion-euro-patriot-missile-deal-67772/

DefenceTalkTaiwan plans to test-fire its newest anti-missile system for the first time in the United States next month as relations with rival China deteriorate, a defence source and media reports said Monday. Relations between China and Taiwan have cooled rapidly under the island’s new Beijing-sceptic president Tsai Ing-wen, who took office in May, ending an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-to-test-fire-missiles-in-us-as-china-tensions-rise-67729/

DefenceTalkThe United States Army is acquiring upgrade kits to make the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system better at detecting and destroying threats, cost less to operate, and run even more reliably than it already does. The U.S. Army recently awarded Raytheon Company (RTN) a contract modification to an existing contract for radar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-invests-in-patriot-radar-modernization-upgrades-65816/

DefenceTalkAs consumers, many of our items contain a “use by” or “best before” date. In the aviation and missile community, the same principle applies to its weaponry arsenal. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, or AMRDEC, in conjunction with Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, or PEO MS, and U.S. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-researchers-extend-missile-system-shelf-life-65651/

DefenceTalkPatriot missiles deployed in Turkey since 2013 to guard against rockets from Syria will be removed for planned upgrades in October, despite the ongoing crisis across the border, the Pentagon said Thursday. “The Patriots will be redeployed to the United States for critical modernization upgrades that will ensure our missile defense force remains capable of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patriot-missiles-to-be-pulled-from-turkey-as-planned-65532/

DefenceTalkTurkey and the United States said Sunday that Washington would withdraw its Patriot missile batteries from the country in October after bolstering Ankara’s air defences against threats from Syria’s civil war. The NATO mandate for the mission will run out in October and will not be renewed, but the US is prepared to return Patriot […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-withdraw-patriot-missiles-from-turkey-in-october-65019/

DefenceTalkThe United States welcomes today’s announcement from the Polish Ministry of Defense that Raytheon’s PATRIOT system has been awarded the “Vistula” integrated air and missile defense tender. Poland is a stalwart NATO ally, and its defense modernization program and strong support of Wales NATO Summit commitments, such as the 2 percent GDP defense investment pledge, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/united-states-welcomes-polish-missile-defense-tender-63947/

DefenceTalkCities and key infrastructure in the Republic of Korea will soon be better protected against ballistic missiles, aircraft, and other airborne threats. The Republic of Korea awarded Raytheon Company a $769.4 million Direct Commercial Sale contract to upgrade an undisclosed quantity of Patriot Air and Missile Defense System batteries to the latest Patriot Missile Defense […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-upgrades-its-air-and-missile-defense-63688/

DefenceTalkIncreased interoperability and improved data sharing with international partners are key goals of U.S. Air and Missile Defense, or ADM, especially in the Pacific and U.S. Central Command theaters, said ADM force leaders. “Today we have Air and Missile Defense forces in nine countries, four combatant command areas of responsibilities,” said Col. Clement Coward, deputy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-looks-to-boost-air-missile-defense-partnerships-in-pacific-63159/