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Ukraine Asked for 300 Patriot Missiles. Every New Interceptor on Offer Arrives After the Winter
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Ukraine Asked for 300 Patriot Missiles. Every New Interceptor on Offer Arrives After the Winter

Lockheed showed a Patriot successor due in 2031 on the day Poland said its own PAC-3 deliveries will slip. Ukraine's ballistic defense this winter rests on missiles allies already hold.

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USAPro

Anduril Barracuda

Anduril's Barracuda is a family of low-cost, turbojet-powered autonomous cruise missiles — Barracuda-100, -250 and -500 — built for mass production, with a Pentagon order for at least 3,000 rounds and co-production lines planned in Poland and Taiwan.

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LandPro

K2 Black Panther

South Korea's world-class tank — and Europe's new workhorse — the K2 Black Panther pairs a 120mm L/55 gun, an autoloader, an active protection suite and hydropneumatic "kneeling" suspension in one of the most advanced MBTs in service. Poland is buying 1,000, with production moving to Polish soil.

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EuropePro

Borsuk

Poland's new amphibious IFV — the Borsuk ("Badger") replaces thousands of Soviet-era BMP-1s with a modern, swimming tracked fighting vehicle carrying an unmanned 30mm turret and Spike anti-tank missiles. A flagship of Poland's massive military build-up, entering service in 2025.

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EuropePro

AHS Krab

Poland's international mash-up howitzer — the Krab marries a Korean K9 chassis, a British AS-90 turret, a French-pattern 155mm gun and Polish fire control into one 40-km self-propelled gun. Donated and then sold to Ukraine, it has become one of Kyiv's most prized Western artillery pieces.

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EuropePro

Piorun

The shoulder-fired missile that became a star of the Ukraine war — Poland's Piorun is a modernized, sharper-eyed heir to the Soviet Igla that has knocked down Russian jets, helicopters, cruise missiles and drones, and won orders from the US Army. A cheap, mobile answer to the air threat.