The MBDA logo is seen at the Farnborough 2024 airshow. (Aaron Mehta/Breaking Defense)
WARSAW — European defense giant MBDA has opened its first industrial facility in Poland, meant to act as a “service and technology center” for the company’s operations in the Eastern European nation, especially for the PILICA+ air defense program.
“As we further strengthen our partnership with Poland, our brand new facility will offer wide ranging employment opportunities for Poles, including engineers. It will also allow them to work on cutting edge European complex weapons technology,“ MBDA CEO Eric Beranger said in a company press release. “This new site will not only serve as a service centre but as a hub of technical innovation, that helps to ensure top-tier engineering talent is developed and maintained in Poland.”
A ceremony to open the center on Monday was attended by senior Polish, British, Italian and French officials.
UK Minister of State for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard said, “At a time when Europe faces its most serious security challenges for generations, the opening of MBDA’s new site demonstrates that the relationship between our two nations has never been more important. Stronger Polish air defences means stronger NATO air defences, and that work is taking place while also backing jobs in both nations.”
