Reuters
BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) – U.S. defence contractor Lockheed Martin is seeking to market its Thaad missile defence system to European buyers, the company told German newspaper Handelsblatt, as governments across the continent accelerate military spending in response to Russian threats.
In an interview published on Friday, the president of Lockheed Martin International, Michael Williamson, said the group is in negotiations with potential customers for the system, which costs more than 1 billion euros ($1.17 billion).
Thaad could be introduced to Europe as part of the European Skyshield Initiative, an air-defence project led by Germany, as an alternative to Israel’s Arrow 3 system, for which Berlin has already opted, the paper reported.
