Poland, a NATO member bordering Ukraine, will buy 32 AW149 multi-role military helicopters worth 1.75 billion euros ($1.83 billion) from Italian arms company Leonardo, its defense minister said Friday.
The Polish military will take delivery of a first batch of helicopters next year, “which matters in the context of the international situation of the Russian aggression in Ukraine,” said Mariusz Blaszczak when signing the contract at Leonardo’s production site in southeast Poland.
They will be manufactured by PZL-Swidnik, so that’s good.
Next up – Apaches or Vipers attack helos, I think the Apache-E will get the nod.
2 comments
Poland, a NATO member bordering Ukraine, will buy 32 AW149 multi-role military helicopters worth 1.75 billion euros ($1.83 billion) from Italian arms company Leonardo, its defense minister said Friday.
The Polish military will take delivery of a first batch of helicopters next year, “which matters in the context of the international situation of the Russian aggression in Ukraine,” said Mariusz Blaszczak when signing the contract at Leonardo’s production site in southeast Poland.
They will be manufactured by PZL-Swidnik, so that’s good.
Next up – Apaches or Vipers attack helos, I think the Apache-E will get the nod.