Speaking at the Berlin Security Conference 2014, James Monroe, Vice President at Raytheon International, largely discounted concerns raised earlier in the year that Poland might be pressured into opting for the Eurosam (Thales/MBDA) Sol-Air Moyenne Portée/Terrestre (SAMP/T) system for its Wisla ‚Shield of Poland‘ requirement, rather than choosing Raytheon‘s Patriot PAC-3 instead.