The sale is currently structured to include 12 IBCS engagement operations centers and 15 relays, and IBCS software, training and logistics support.
The proposed sale includes 208 Patriot Advanced Capabilty-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement missiles, 16 M903 launching stations, four AN/MPQ-65 radars, four control stations, spares, software and associated equipment. The system includes Patriot missile defense interceptors designed to engage unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), cruise missiles and short-range or tactical ballistic missiles using data produced by the IBCS. NATO member Poland has sped up efforts to overhaul its military following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in 2014 and in response to Moscow’s renewed military and political assertiveness in the region.ĭefense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said in March that Poland expected to sign a deal with Raytheon (RTN.N) to buy the Patriot missile defense system by the end of the year. State Department approved a possible $10.5bn sale of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS)-enabled Patriot Configuration-3+ with Modernized Sensors and Components system to Poland. On November 17th, 2017 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the U.S. BATTLESPACE talks to Tarik Reyes, Vice President, Northrop Grumman Missile Defense and Protective Systems.