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Poland buys US Patriot anti-missile system for $4.8 bn
Warsaw, March 28 (AFP) Mar 28, 2018
Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak signed Wednesday a $4.75 billion (3.8-billion-euro) contract to buy a US-made Patriot anti-missile system.

"We are signing today a contract to deliver a modern system that has proven itself in numerous countries and thanks to which we are joining an elite group of states which have an efficient weapon that guarantees security," said the minister.

The first deliveries are expected in 2022.


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