Poland Proposes Joint Patriot Missile Production With the US and Ukraine

Poland has proposed a trilateral US–Poland–Ukraine framework for producing interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, with manufacturing placed in a secure location.

This was announced by Polish Deputy Minister of National Defense Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka during a visit to Washington, as reported by the Polish news agency PAP on July 23.

According to PAP, the deputy minister presented the security of the production site as the central condition of the proposal.

"We proposed that this be cooperation in a triangle, that is, between the US, Ukraine, but also Poland, since it is about securing this production, so that this production takes place in a safe location," she stated.

Sobkowiak-Czarnecka emphasized that Patriot interceptors are in high demand worldwide. Such an arrangement could therefore prove advantageous for all three countries, she noted.

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Detailed talks on implementing the initiative are expected to begin shortly, PAP added. The deputy minister raised the proposal after meetings with representatives of the Pentagon and the US State Department.

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz recently indicated that Warsaw would cooperate with Kyiv on the production and servicing of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot systems. Those interceptors are designed to counter ballistic targets.

He recalled that Poland had signed an agreement with the US, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden on establishing a European servicing center for PAC-3 missiles.

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Commenting on US President Donald Trump's statement about granting Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missiles, Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that Poland would play a significant role in that process.

Earlier, on July 8, US President Donald Trump announced the Ukrainian licensing decision a day later, and by July 15, Washington had formally opened the licensing process, with Lockheed Martin backing the transfer.

Kosiniak-Kamysz then assessed that Ukrainian production could begin within weeks, citing Poland's status as one of four NATO members cleared in Ankara to transfer Patriot production and maintenance technology.

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