Poland has signed a $1.23 billion contract to produce 48 M903 launchers for Patriot air defense systems, according to Reuters. “These launchers… will be produced in Poland,” Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said during a visit to Sochaczew in central Poland. The contract was signed between Raytheon Polska and the Polish company PGZ Huta Stalowa Wola. (Patriot systems are manufactured by the American company Raytheon). Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has made defense a top priority for NATO’s eastern flank, and Poland has increased spending to around 4% of GDP this year as it s…