{
 "slug": "bundeswehr-mbda-sustain-soviet-era-air-defense-simulators-for-natos-polygone-training",
 "title": "POLYGONE: The Soviet Hardware That Trains NATO Pilots",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/bundeswehr-mbda-sustain-soviet-era-air-defense-simulators-for-natos-polygone-training/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/bundeswehr-mbda-sustain-soviet-era-air-defense-simulators-for-natos-polygone-training/",
 "type": "article",
 "published": "2026-03-26T09:21:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-04-02T14:16:05.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "Germany’s Bundeswehr and MBDA Deutschland continue supporting the NATO-France-U.S. POLYGONE program with legacy Soviet systems like the SA-6 and SA-8 for air defense simulation at Hermeskeil.",
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 ],
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  "space-isr",
  "mdf-military-doctrine-force-structure"
 ],
 "sources": [],
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  "bundeswehr",
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  "nato",
  "netherlands",
  "norway",
  "poland",
  "russia",
  "saab",
  "thales",
  "ukraine"
 ],
 "inferred": {
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   "italy",
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