Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Base at Redzikowo
The U.S. Aegis Ashore missile defense base at Redzikowo near Słupsk (Pomorskie Voivodeship), the land-based component of the Aegis system and part of NATO's ballistic missile defense (BMD/EPAA) alongside the twin installation at Deveselu in Romania. Construction was inaugurated on 13 May 2016; the facility reached operational status on 15 December 2023, and its official opening took place on 13 November 2024. The installation, equipped with launchers for SM-3 interceptor missiles, is designed to detect, track, and engage medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in defense of Alliance territory.
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Timeline
Slip: about 6 years vs. the original date (given as a year)
Change history
- 13 Nov 2024stage: operational
- 15 Dec 2023stage: commissioning
- 13 May 2016stage: construction
Significance
Redzikowo is one of two land-based interceptor sites of the Aegis Ashore system in Europe (alongside Deveselu in Romania), completing NATO's ballistic missile defense architecture on the Alliance's eastern flank. With the achievement of readiness, the base extends protection against medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles to the northern part of the continent, and it is staffed by U.S. Navy personnel operating within NATO structures.
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- NATO10 Jul 2024StatusInvestorDelivery
Status · DeliveryA new U.S. ballistic missile defence site in Redzikowo, Poland is now operational and available for the defence of the Alliance.
InvestorKey elements of NATO’s missile shield include the two U.S. Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and Romania along with U.S navy destroyers out of Rota, Spain
- Wikipedia15 Jul 2026StageConstruction startStage historyDelivery
Stage · Stage historybaza osiągnęła status operacyjny 15 grudnia 2023
Construction start · Stage historyOficjalna inauguracja budowy tarczy antyrakietowej w Redzikowie odbyła się 13 maja 2016
Stage history · DeliveryOficjalne otwarcie bazy miało miejsce 13 listopada 2024
Locationokolicach Redzikowa na terytorium Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, w województwie pomorskim
- money.pl13 Nov 2024Original dateCostSchedule
Original date · SchedulePierwotnie miała być oddana do użytku w 2018 r.
CostKoszt inwestycji szacowany jest na 800-900 mln dol.
- Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego (bbn.gov.pl)13 Nov 2024
- MILMAG2020BudgetFunding
Budgetthe construction cost increased by 13%, which means that additional $96 million will have to be allocated to the project. In result, the general cost of the Aegis Ashore programme in Poland will exceed $844 million.
Fundingthe general cost of the Aegis Ashore programme in Poland will exceed $844 million.
- Wikipedia15 Jul 2026
- Funding
Fundingzabiegi samorządu o uzyskanie dla inwestycji statusu drogi o znaczeniu obronnym i możliwość finansowania w stu procentach z budżetu państwa
FundingTakim statusem objęta została cała trasa z Redzikowa do Jezierzyc, łącząca obie miejscowości z terenami wojska.