NATO said the contract "was one of the most expeditious in [its] history, taking only six months from outlining the requirement to acquiring the system."
Allied fighter jets participating in NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 24 fly in formation over the west coast of Greece, Oct. 4, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emili Koonce)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Centre L) and British Defence Secretary John Healey react as they meet, on the eve of a NATO defence ministers’ meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, on February 12, 2025. (Photo by Johanna Geron / POOL / AFP)
Former U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, refuels a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG 2024 while flying over the coast of Greece, Oct. 4, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III poses for a photo with Defense Innovation Board members at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 17, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
Leaders assemble for a meeting of the heads of state of the North Atlantic Council, Indo-Pacifc Partners and the European Union, during the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg brief reporters at the Washington Summit on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)
In an interview on the sidelines of the Washington Summit on Thursday, a spokesperson for Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared new details with DefenseScoop about this…