NATO announced on Wednesday that its procurement arm would be backing a group of member countries, which includes Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain, in purchasing up to 1,000 Patriot air defense missiles. The alliance revealed that it had awarded a production and delivery contract to COMLOG, a joint venture between Raytheon and MBDA.
In a statement, NATO mentioned that the production of the missiles would be expanded in Europe. The multinational procurement, in accordance with the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), aims to provide economies of scale and support the increased production capacity for new GEM-T missiles to meet the rising demand, the statement read. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
NATO revealed on Wednesday that its procurement branch would be supporting several member countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain, in acquiring up to 1,000 Patriot air defense missiles. A production and delivery contract was awarded to COMLOG, a joint venture between Raytheon and MBDA, the transatlantic military alliance said in an issued statement.
The alliance stated that the production of the missiles would be expanded in Europe. NATO also mentioned that their consolidated multinational procurement under the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) aims to provide economies of scale and bolster the expansion of production capacity for new GEM-T missiles to meet the growing demand. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
In a statement on Wednesday, NATO announced that its procurement arm would be providing support to a group of member countries, which includes Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain, to purchase up to 1,000 Patriot air defense missiles. The agency has awarded a production and delivery contract to COMLOG, a joint venture between Raytheon and MBDA, the statement read.
NATO also mentioned that the production of the missiles would be expanded in Europe. The alliance highlighted that the multinational procurement, in line with the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), is designed to provide economies of scale and to facilitate the expansion of production capacity for new GEM-T missiles in order to cater to the increasing demand. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
NATO declared on Wednesday that its procurement arm would be supporting a selection of member countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain, in their acquisition of up to 1,000 Patriot air defense missiles. The alliance has awarded a production and delivery contract to COMLOG, a joint venture between Raytheon and MBDA, according to a statement released.
NATO also mentioned that the production of the missiles would be expanded in Europe. The alliance emphasized that the multinational procurement, as part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), is intended to provide economies of scale and facilitate the expansion of production capacity for new GEM-T missiles to meet the increasing demand. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
