Four NATO members have entered a joint deal to purchase up to 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhance Missiles.
A handful of NATO members have grouped together to purchase up to 1,000 Patriot missiles as European countries work to strengthen their air defense systems in light of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announced Wednesday that it is supporting a coalition of nations—including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain—with a contract to purchase the Patriot Guidance Enhance Missiles (GEM-T). The missiles are the „primary effector“ for the Patriot air defense system, which is „relied upon by eight European nations for defense against cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and enemy aircraft threats,“ the NSPA said in its release.
„The consolidated multinational procurement, in the spirit of the European Sky Shield Initiative, offers economies of scale and supports the expansion of production capacity for new GEM-T missiles to meet increasing demand,“ the statement from the NSPA said.
