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Four European countries to jointly procure Piorun air defence systems from Poland
Lithuania and Poland, together with Latvia and Norway, have formally requested partial European Union funding for a joint procurement of the Piorun very short-range man-portable air defence system.
Norway deploys Piorun air defence systems along the Russian border
The Norwegian Armed Forces deployed its newly purchased Piorun man-portable air defence systems along the Russian border.
US intends to purchase Piorun air defence systems from Polish industry
The United States intends to sign a contract with Polish defence industry for the procurement of several hundrad Piorun man-portable air defence systems. The agreement is expected to be signed in comming days.
Georgia signs contract for Piorun man-portable air defence systems
On January 12, the Georgian Ministry of Defence has inked a contract for Piorun air defence systems.
Estonian Defence Forces receive Piorun air defence systems
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has officially delivered the Polish very short-range air defence systems Piorun to the Estonian Defence Forces.
First batch of Piorun MANPADS delivered to Norway by Polish defence industry
Mesko, a subsidiary of the Polish state-owned defence conglomerate PGZ, announced the delivery of the first batch of man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) to the Norwegian Armed Forces.
Slovakia negotiates the purchase of Piorun and Barak MX air defence systems
The Slovak government has given its approval to the selection of very short-range and medium-range air defence systems for its armed forces.
Polish defence industry signs fourth export contract for Piorun MANPADS this year
The Polish defence industry company Mesko (a subsidiary of Polish state-owned defence holding PGZ) signed a contract with an unspecified “Baltic state” for the supply of the Piorun man-portable air defence system (MANPADS).
Norway signs contract to buy Piorun MANPADS from Polish company Mesko
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) signed a contract with the Polish company Mesko for Piorun man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS).
Estonia purchases Piorun MANPADs from Poland
Polish company Mesko will deliver 300 missiles and 100 launch mechanisms of Piorun MANPAD system to Estonia.