Patriots: costly but desirable. Germany, USA and Poland

**The U.S. Army intends to increase the number of Patriot air defence kits it has, 'Defense News writes. Meanwhile, Germany proposes that Bundeswehr Patriots deployed to Poland stay here until the end of the year. Patriot kits, while costly, prove indispensable in both crisis and conflict situations. The challenge is to guarantee the right number of troops to operate them. **