Poland buys 800 AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles from the US for AH-64E Apache Guardian and AgustaWestland AW149 helicopters

Poland continues to arm itself, announcing a new contract for the purchase of AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles.

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This was announced by Polish Defense Minister MariuszBlaszczak (Mariusz Błaszczak). We are talking about 800 missiles. Their sale has already been approved by the US State Department. In addition to missiles, the contract also includes technical and logistics support, as well as spare parts. The approximate cost of the order is $150,000,000. There is no information yet when deliveries of the missiles will begin.

??????Departament Stanu wyraził zgodę na zakup przez Polskę 800 rakiet HELLFIRE, w które zostaną wyposażone ????????śmigłowce
wsparcia AW149. Integracji rakiet ze śmigłowcami dokona @PZLSwidnik.
Czekamy na notyfikację Kongresu Stanow Zjednoczonych. pic.twitter.com/CS7qq4CKAW

— Mariusz Blaszczak (@mblaszczak) March 16, 2023

By the way, the Polish army is going to use the AGM-114R2 Hellfire together with the new AW 149 multipurpose helicopters, as well as the AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters.

Oprocz ????????śmigłowców wsparcia #AW149, także planowane do pozyskania śmigłowce uderzeniowe AH-64E #APACHE zostaną uzbrojone w zakontraktowane wraz z nimi pociski rodziny #HELLFIRE. Pozwoli to na osiągnięcie wysokiego poziomu interoperacyjności z ????????Armią Stanow Zjednoczonych. pic.twitter.com/qdQvJYLU9R

— Krzysztof Płatek (@krzysztof_atek) March 16, 2023

For those who are not in the know

AGM-114R2 Hellfire is one of the latest versionsHellfire air-to-ground anti-tank missiles. It has laser guidance and a multi-purpose warhead. The rocket weighs 46 kg. It is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 8 km.