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MBDA opens first industrial facility in Poland to support PILICA+

MBDA opened its first industrial facility in Poland on 7 September, a service and technology centre at Czosnów near Warsaw supporting the PILICA+ air defence programme, initially staffed by 11 Polish engineers at a ceremony attended by UK and Polish officials.

Reported AI-drafted Breaking Defense, 8 September 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish the scale of MBDA's planned investment or hiring beyond the initial team.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. European firm MBDA opens small local service site; ownership/law/parts answers unchanged. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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