“Deliveries of new equipment for the Polish army are not slowing down. Two other FA-50 aircraft for the Polish Air Force have just landed in Warsaw. We expect another 8 machines by the end of the year,” said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defense, on the X platform, formerly Twitter.
This is another news of recent days about the deliveries of Western equipment to the Polish army.
The State Department has approved the possible sale of 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and weapons to Poland, valued at $12 billion, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported yesterday.
According to the agency’s press release, the helicopter package includes: radars and 1,844 AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles, 460 JAGM air-to-surface missiles, 508 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by enhancing the security of a NATO ally committed to political stability and economic progress in Europe.
it was written. The agency notified Congress of the potential deal.
Mariusz Błaszczak, the head of the Ministry of National Defense, announced last year that he had made an offer to buy 96 Apache helicopters. During his last visit to Washington, the minister announced that for the duration of the completion of the transaction and the delivery of the machines, the US ground forces will provide Poland with eight Apaches.
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Source: wPolityce