US approves $1.2 billion sale of air defense radar systems to Poland
Kyiv • UNN
The United States has approved the sale of $1.2 billion worth of air defense radar systems to Poland to help monitor its airspace and detect threats such as Russian missiles.
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of modern radar, airspace reconnaissance and ground radar systems to Poland, along with logistics elements, worth $1.2 billion. This was announced on February 7 by the Office of Military Cooperation of the US Department of Defense, UNN reports.
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The State Department's decision to sell military equipment to Poland still needs to be approved by Congress, which is expected to happen. After that, the parties can move on to final negotiations.
These are systems codenamed BARBARA. These are balloons that, at an altitude of four kilometers, can monitor the airspace within a 400-kilometer radius and detect air targets, including Russian missiles that have penetrated Polish airspace several times in recent months.
The Polish army will receive not only a state-of-the-art radar system, including ground and airborne components, but also extensive support, including logistics, training packages and technical documentation.
It is noted that BARBARA balloons will join the Polish early warning and reconnaissance system. The first piece of this puzzle, a SAAB 340 AEW aircraft, will soon arrive in Poland.
