Poland's Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz signed a deal with US defence giant Raytheon to produce dozens of Patriot missile launchers, which he described as a step toward "strengthening Polish security".
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00:00Poland has beefed up its military defences by agreeing to purchase 48 Patriot launchers
00:07by US weapon heavyweight Raytheon.
00:10The investment comes as Warsaw politicians argue for increased NATO spending to prevent
00:16Russia's war in Ukraine from spilling into Poland.
00:20In the central Polish town of Sochaczewski, officials confirmed the weapons would be delivered
00:36to the Polish army from 2027.
00:40For Poland the Patriot enhances not only our ability to protect the skies above NATO territory
00:48but also our military interoperability.
00:52This capability is a powerful deterrent on NATO's eastern flank.
00:57NATO member Poland shares a 230km border with Russia.
01:03In May, Warsaw announced the stretch would receive a 2.5 billion euro defence upgrade.