Breaking Defense

NATO’s procurement arm will help a group of European allies to acquire hundreds of Patriot surface-to-air missiles, a $5.5 billion purchase set to the backdrop of Ukraine’s use of the US-made air defense system against Russian targets.

NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) said on Wednesday that it “will support” an alliance coalition including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain to buy the weapons, after awarding the contract to COMLOG, a joint venture between US giant RTX (formerly Raytheon) and MBDA Germany.

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