The US picks Poland to host a European PAC-3 missile maintenance facility

The facility will service Patriot PAC-3 interceptors made by Lockheed Martin. Poland beat several competitors, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday.

Allies are sending a clear message: the Alliance is united, serious about deterrence, and ready to back our words with action.

— Michael Duffey, Pentagon acquisition chief

Background

Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden will lead supply-chain integration, and the hub is expected to shorten turnaround times. European allies are also pressing Washington to allow local production of the PAC-3 MSE.