Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz seems to have backtrack from canceling an order for the Patriot air defense system.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer
The previous government had selected the Patriot in April 2015 and when the new Law and Justice (PiS) party came into power, it wanted to review the purchase.
But during a joint press conference with U.S. ambassador Paul W. Jones, Macierewicz said he hopes to buy the Patriot.
“The real, long range aim of our plans is a sustainable ownership of an efficient air defense. We hope this could be the Patriot system.”
“We hope for effective negotiations,” Macierewicz added.
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