Poland remains in talk with Lockheed Martin over defense system

Deputy Defense Minister Bartosz Kownacki announced that Poland remains in talks with Lockhead Martin over the purchase of Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), despite Poland's move to seek approval from the US government to buy eight Patriot missile defense systems from Raytheon. "Raytheon is leading in this race. But if we are unable to get along, we want to have another negotiation option open, so we are not forced to start talks from scratch," Deputy Defence Minister Bartosz Kownacki was quoted as saying by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily newspaper.