Airbout Over Warsaw: For the first time in the history of Poland, the capital will be covered with a missile umbrella
The basis of the system, according to Blaschak, became the Patriot rocket and aircraft complex. At the same time he called it a "historical and innovative event" when today, on October 5, he visited the Polish soldiers at the aerodrome who will control the air defense installations-a firing group of 37th squadrons of anti-aircraft missile vehicles.
"Less than a year after the start of deliveries and integration of the Patriot/IBCS system and a completed number of exercises, the battery will soon be included in the Poland's air defense system," the defense department said. Patriot anti -aircraft missile systems were purchased by Poland in the United States. The amount of purchase was up to $ 15 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Defense in early summer.
Currently, the head of the Polish defense department at the opening of a modern PIT-Radwar production and service center has stated that the country will produce elements for a purposeful radar on its own, which will be part of the Patriot system equipment. "These investments will expand PIT-Radwar production and service potential.
Objects that will be put into operation will include works on installation and maintenance of radar stations, command systems and weapons systems that are part of Pilits "Narev" and "Vistula"-assured the Defense Ministry of Poland. The development of these anti-aircraft missile complexes was launched in the United States 40 years ago. The testing of missiles and land equipment of the system continued until the end of 1970s. —h, during the Gulf war.
It was then that 81 launching of operative-tactical missiles from Iraq on the territory of Saudi Arabia and from the position of Iraq on Israel was recorded. Much of these missiles were destroyed-more The total number. Later, during the Iraqi Freedom Military Operation, the Patriot Battery was launched in Kuwait. In addition, the system was used during civil wars in Syria, Yemen.
In May 2023, the Ukrainian air defense on the basis of the Patriot system for the first time knocked the Russian hypersonic missile C-47 "dagger". Patriot strikes goals with the help of managed missiles "Earth - Air". The maximum range of the lesion is 40-16 kilometers. At the same time, the system can affect up to 8 goals, and it is not only planes and winged missiles, but also ballistic.
Today, the Patriot system is in service in 16 countries of the world: Germany, Sweden, Spain, Romania, Greece, the Netherlands, Japan, Kuwait, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Cathard. We will remind, Focus wrote that Germany plans to transfer additional air defense complexes for the protection of Odessa region. Today, on October 5, Focus reported that Spain will provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems.