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MSPO 2017: Raytheon details Patriot offset

7th September 2017 - 11:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in Kielce

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Raytheon has set out more details of its proposed offset solution to Poland, as the US looks to finalise the FMS case for the Patriot surface-to-air missile system by the end of the year.

As part of the offset, Poland will build up its industrial capability to develop and produce key elements of the 'Wisla' Patriot missile system including manufacturing parts for the radar and missiles. In the future it will be possible for Polish industry to modify and upgrade the system ‘to the full extent possible’.

The parts that are manufactured in Poland could then be exported to the

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