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The news comes as NATO members pledged to strengthen defense on the back of an alliance summit in Madrid. The purchase is not the first major step in Polish defense in recent times, with Warsaw recently acquiring 500 HIMARS rocket launchers in a provocative message to neighboring Russia.
With the latest purchase, 32 multi-roll AW149 helicopters will join the Polish military fleet, with the equipment to be delivered as early as next year.
Made in Italy by Leonardo, the type designed by Augusta-Westland is a medium-lift roll helicopter, unveiled to the world in 2006.
The design is capable of reaching speeds of more than 170 mph, and was built to provide a competitive alternative to the American Sikorsky Black Hawk.
The type is also currently used by the Thai and Egyptian armies.
Poland will buy 32 new AW149s to strengthen defense (Image: Getty)
Poland also bought 500 HIMARS rocket launchers (Image: Getty)
The news was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak who said: “The contract covers 32 AW149 helicopters, so two squadrons and the first helicopters will go to the Polish army next year.”
Speaking of the operational roles of the type, Mr Błaszczak said: “The AW149 helicopters, in a configuration corresponding to the needs of the Polish armed forces, will be equipped with, inter alia,[electro-optical] systems, machine guns, guided and unguided missiles, and self-defense systems.
“The armament, depending on the variant of the helicopter’s use, can be installed in the cabin or on the helicopter’s hard points.”
Mr Błaszczak continued: “In the near future we will sign contracts for the supply of mine destroyers, two observation satellites and tank destroyers.”
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The AW149 is a multi-roll type aircraft (Image: Getty)
Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak (Image: Getty)
The Polish government added that helicopters would be used for troop and cargo transport, command and control, medical evacuation and combat search and rescue.
In addition to the new helicopters, the contract includes a logistics package for spare parts and ‘consumables’, training equipment and ‘advanced’ simulators, according to a statement from the Polish Ministry of National Defense (MND).
The money will come from Poland’s promise to increase defense spending to three percent of GDP following calls by all NATO members to dig deep when it comes to spending.
Poland has remained on high alert since the start of the Ukraine war due to its proximity to Russia, its military support of Ukraine, and the fact that it houses most Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country.
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Polish President Andrzej Duda arrives in Madrid on the last day of the NATO summit (Image: Getty)
The US has promised to strengthen its presence in Poland with the opening of a new permanent base in the country.
Speaking about the move at the NATO summit, US President Joe Biden said: “In a moment when Putin has broken peace in Europe and attacked the principles of rule-based order, the United States and our allies are taking action. . “
Among the new measures announced by the US President is the establishment of a permanent headquarters in Poland for the US Army’s V Corps.
It “will improve US-NATO interoperability across the eastern flank”, the White House said after the announcement.
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Joe Biden promised a series of defensive measures across Europe (Image: Getty)
The US president has also announced that the US will maintain an additional rotational brigade in Romania, improve rotational deployments in the Baltic region, deploy two squadrons of F-35 aircraft to the UK, and set up additional air defenses in Germany and Italy. , and seeks to increase the number of destroyers stationed in Spain.
Commenting on the US action, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński said: “This is extremely important.
“It is in countries on the front line of a potential attack that the presence of command structures is significant so that they can respond directly to threats that are most real here.”
Lieutenant General Waldemar Skrzypczak, the former commander of Poland’s land forces, told media sources that as well as the military benefits of Mr Biden’s decision, it also has a “political dimension” to “putting Putin unequivocally in the will of the Americans”. show to support NATO’s mission in this part of Europe ”.