Poland will expand its Wisła air and missile defense shield with several hundred PAC-2 GEM-T interceptors after its Armament Agency signed a $988 million net agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency on June 18, 2026. The purchase gives Polish Patriot batteries a deeper and more flexible missile stock against aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and selected ballistic threats. The PAC-2 GEM-T adds a long-range blast-fragmentation option alongside Poland’s PAC-3 MSE interceptors, with deliveries due to run through 2031. This allows commanders to save PAC-3 MSE missiles for the most demanding ballistic targets while using GEM-T for threats where range, volume, and cost-effective interception matter most. Read more...
Poland has signed a $988 million agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency for several hundred PAC-2 GEM-T interceptors, expanding the Wisła Patriot air-defense system with longer-range, blast-fragmentation missiles designed to strengthen protection against aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and selected ballistic missile threats (Picture source: RTX).