U.S. opens missile base in Poland

The U.S. facility at Redzikowo, dubbed “Aegis Ashore”, is part of a broader NATO missile defence shield, which the alliance says can intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles


Redzikowo: Base has three Mk 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS), plus radar and fire control systems


NATO MISSILE DEFENCE CAPABILITIES
X-band radar
Aegis warships
Aegis Ashore

NATO members

Ramstein (HQ)
GERMANY

Rota 
SPAIN

Redzikowo 
POLAND

Deveselu
ROMANIA

TÜRKIYE
Kurecik

RUSSIA
UKRAINE
 

Missiles
Each VLS has eight canisters of SM-3 IIA interceptors


Sources: Missile Defence Advocacy Alliance, Reuters
Picture: U.S. Navy 
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