Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka raised the proposal during meetings at the Pentagon and U.S. State Department. She said the talks focused on production security and on finding “a safe location” for the manufacturing effort.
President Donald Trump announced at a NATO summit in early July that Ukraine would receive a license to produce Patriot missiles. The decision opened the way for talks on production, technology transfer and technical support.
Poland has proposed three-way negotiations with the United States and Ukraine. Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said discussions between Warsaw, Washington and Kyiv would continue.
The Polish side has also pointed to high global demand for Patriot interceptor missiles. Warsaw argues that joint production could expand available capacity while supporting Ukraine’s air-defense needs.
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has pledged support for Ukraine in the production and maintenance of PAC-3 missiles. The interceptors are designed to counter ballistic threats within the Patriot air-defense system.
Poland already participates in a multinational arrangement with Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany and the United States. The group supports a European maintenance hub for PAC-3 missiles.
The broader plan also involves technology transfer from Lockheed Martin. Kosiniak-Kamysz has said that production in Ukraine could begin relatively quickly under the new arrangement.
He has also said Poland is one of four NATO allies authorized to share expertise on production and technical support for the systems. That status could give Warsaw a direct role in the industrial and maintenance framework around Patriot.
Poland is also proposing that part of the production effort be located in a more secure area. The idea is intended to address U.S. concerns about placing manufacturing facilities inside Ukraine.
Sobkowiak-Czarnecka separately proposed establishing a Patriot missile service center in Poland. “There is clear understanding in Washington that our recent defense industry growth, coupled with our geographical and geopolitical location, is highly conducive to such a decision,” she told a press briefing after Thursday’s talks.
The Washington meetings also covered the possibility of a larger U.S. troop presence in Poland. Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said working groups had been established on both sides, while the final decision would rest with President Trump.
Officials also discussed the European Union’s SAFE defense financing package. Another topic was a $4 billion U.S. loan for purchases of American weapons.
The Patriot talks place missile production, maintenance and technology transfer within a broader U.S.-Polish defense agenda. Further negotiations are expected to determine how Poland, the United States and Ukraine would divide production, support and security responsibilities.
