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Poland will buy Apache helicopters from the US in the amount of $ 12 billion
The US government approved a deal with Poland for the supply of AH-64E Apache military helicopters, ammunition for them and the training of Polish pilots. This was stated in the Pentagon. The total transaction amount is $ 12 billion.
The press release of the Pentagon International Cooperation Agency states that we are talking about buying 96 helicopters, 210 engines, as well as numerous equipment-radars, optics, communication systems and other things. The number of ammunition is calculated by thousands of missiles.
At the time, while documents will be drawn up and deliveries are prepared, the US Army will transfer combat helicopters from its reserves to Poland, said the Minister of Defense of Poland Mariush Blashchak.
In April 2022, Poland signed an agreement with the United States for the supply of 250 Abrams tanks in the amount of $ 4.75 billion, and in January of this year, for the purchase of additional tanks for 1.4 billion. She became the first European country to adopt Abrams. Poland also purchases weapons from other NATO and South Korea.
- After the start of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Poland authorities reported their intention to sharply increase financing their armed forces, increase the number of personnel and modernize military equipment. In July 2022, Mariusz Blashchak announced plans to create the "strongest land army among European NATO countries." The number of troops should be increased from 150 thousand people at the time of the start of the war in Ukraine to 400 thousand.
- Recently, the Polish authorities have been concerned about the reporting of several thousand mercenaries of the Wagner PMC, including their appearance in the regions bordering with Poland. To strengthen the border with Belarus, the Polish authorities build additional protective structures and increase the military presence. The country intends to bring the number of border guards to 10 thousand people.