Polish-UK Defense Pact To Lead To Medium-Range Air Defense Missile

Polish-UK Defense Pact To Lead To Medium-Range Air Defense Missile | Aviation Week

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Tony Osborne
May 28, 2026

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, and UK Prime Keir Starmer.

Credit: Chancellery of the Polish prime minister

LONDON–Poland and the UK are set to push ahead with development of a new medium-range surface-to-air missile as part of a new defense and security treaty agreed to between the two countries. The Northolt Treaty, signed here by the Polish and British prime ministers on May 27, aims to bolster…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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