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State Department OKs Potential $15 Billion Deal With Poland For IBCS-Enabled Patriot Equipment

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, June 28th, 2023

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State Department OKs Potential $15 Billion Deal With Poland For IBCS-Enabled Patriot Equipment

IBCS equipment for Poland at Northrop Grumman's manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The State Department has approved a potential $15 billion deal with Poland for additional Patriot air defense system equipment to integrate with the new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) built by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCS) notified Congress on Wednesday of the new foreign military sale for RTX’s [RTX] Patriot battery equipment. Under the deal, Poland will receive 48 Patriot M903 launch stations, up to 644 Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built PAC-3 MSE interceptor…

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