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Poland will cooperate with Ukraine on the production and maintenance of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot air defense systems following the signing of a multinational agreement to establish a European maintenance hub for the missiles, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said, UATV English reports.
The agreement, signed by Poland, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden during the NATO summit in Ankara, creates a European center for servicing Patriot PAC-3 missiles.
Commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington would grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles, Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland would play a key role in the initiative.
“Today, no transfer of equipment to Ukraine takes place without Poland’s participation,” he said.
According to the minister, Poland is one of four NATO countries—alongside Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands—that have been selected by the United States to receive technology related to the production and maintenance of Patriot missiles.
“Poland is one of the countries designated by the United States as a location for the production and maintenance of these missiles, and in this area we will also cooperate with Ukraine,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
He noted that establishing missile production in Ukraine will be a complex and lengthy process, stressing that Patriot interceptor missiles are currently manufactured only in the United States and in quantities insufficient even to meet U.S. demand.
The minister added that Poland is ready to begin maintenance work immediately while broader production efforts are being developed.
Kosiniak-Kamysz also said negotiations are continuing on a possible transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in exchange for Ukrainian drone production technologies. He expressed hope that the talks would lead to a positive outcome.
He also announced that the rotation of U.S. troops in Poland is expected to resume in the coming weeks, with the American military presence remaining above 10,000 personnel.
