Patriot interceptor deliveries to Poland will be delayed, top general says高级将领称，向波兰交付“爱国者”拦截导弹的计划将会推迟。
Deliveries of some U.S. weapons systems to Poland are set to be delayed, including interceptors for the Patriot air defense system.
Deliveries of some U.S. weapons systems to Poland are set to be delayed, including interceptors for the Patriot air defense system, Polish army operational commander Gen. Ireneusz Nowak said on Monday.
Reuters reported in April that U.S. officials had informed some European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries were likely to be delayed as the Iran war draws on weapons stocks.
“At this point it looks like we are going to be affected as well. That’s very visible in the area of PAC-3 MSE Patriot missiles, they’re going to be delayed for sure,” Nowak told a panel at the Warsaw Security Forum.
“In general there’s going to be impact and there are going to be... additional delays to the deliveries scheduled already or being under the contract already.”
波兰陆军作战司令伊雷纽什·诺瓦克将军周一表示，一些美国武器系统向波兰的交付将会延迟，其中包括爱国者防空系统的拦截器。
路透社4月份报道称，美国官员已告知一些欧洲同行，由于伊朗战争消耗了武器库存，一些先前签订的武器交付合同可能会被推迟。
“目前看来，我们似乎也会受到影响。这一点在PAC-3 MSE爱国者导弹领域非常明显，它们肯定会被推迟交付，”诺瓦克在华沙安全论坛的一个小组讨论会上表示。
“总的来说，这将产生影响，并且已经安排好或已经签订合同的交付将会……出现额外的延误。”