The United States State Department has given the green light to a potential $15 billion Foreign Military Sale to Poland. The purchase includes Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) enabled PATRIOT Configuration-3+ with modernized sensors and components.
Poland had requested phase two of a two-phase program for the IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS). This is set to equip the country with a PATRIOT Configuration-3+ system, complete with modernized sensors and components. The requested package includes forty-eight PATRIOT M903 Launch Stations, up to six hundred forty-four PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) 3 Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) missiles, and forty-eight Launcher Interface Network Kits.
The purchase also includes twelve Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) and twelve Large Tactical Power Systems (LTPS) for the LTAMDS. Additionally, the deal comprises communications equipment, support equipment, generators, spare and repair parts, Global Positioning System PPS receivers, modification kits, and technical, engineering, and logistics support services. These services cover planning, execution, Systems Integration and Checkout (SICO), flight test activities, field office support, and training, among other related elements of logistics and program support.