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Europe’s Alternative to Patriot Missile Is Finding More Buyers

Europe’s Alternative to Patriot Missile Is Finding More Buyers
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Europe’s Alternative to Patriot Missile Is Finding More Buyers More nations are evaluating the European-made SAMP/T NG missile defense system, demonstrating the Franco-Italian interceptor’s emergence as an alternative to hard-to-get Patriot batteries from the US. Eurosam, co-owned by MBDA Missile Systems Services SAS and Thales SA, is discussing SAMP/T NG packages with Kuwait and Hungary, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not be named with decisions in flux. About 15...

Europe’s Alternative to Patriot Missile Is Finding More Buyers More nations are evaluating the European-made SAMP/T NG missile defense system, demonstrating the Franco-Italian interceptor’s emergence as an alternative to hard-to-get Patriot batteries from the US. Eurosam, co-owned by MBDA Missile Systems Services SAS and Thales SA, is discussing SAMP/T NG packages with Kuwait and Hungary, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not be named with decisions in flux. About 15 countries are looking into the system, the people said, including Switzerland and Estonia, which have shown interest publicly.
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