Netherlands to Supply Two Patriot Air Defense Systems to Poland
Dutch military personnel on a Patriot-missile installation at a base in Vredepeel, The Netherlands.
Photographer: Robert Vos/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Netherlands will send two Patriot air defense systems to Poland as European allies step up efforts to defend NATO territory.
The Patriot systems and around 300 military personnel will protect a key NATO logistics hub for supporting Ukraine from December to next June, the Dutch defense ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The package also includes a NASAMS air defense system and anti-drone systems.