Poland plans to purchase McDonnel Douglas AH-64E Pache helicopters. This was announced by Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak.
What is known
The Polish Ministry of Defense has already sentrequest to purchase a McDonnel Douglas AH-64E Pache. Poland wants to get 96 attack helicopters in the latest version of the Guardian. The cost of a possible contract has not yet been specified.
Kolejne dobre wieści!Wystosowaliśmy zapytanie ofertowe do USA dotyczące pozyskania 96 śmigłowców AH-64E APACHE w najnowszej wersji GUARDIAN na potrzeby Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych. Wraz ze śmigłowcami pozyskamy również transfer technologii. pic.twitter.com/VdZUybVRCc
— Mariusz Blaszczak (@mblaszczak) September 8, 2022
McDonnel Douglas AH-64E Pache is the maincombat helicopter of the American army from the 80s of the XX century. Now it is considered the most popular attack helicopter in the world. The Guardian modification is equipped with T700-GE-701D engines and an ultra-modern flight control system.
The aircraft has a flight range of almost 2,000 km and can reach speeds of up to 300 km/h. Also, updates include a fire control radar and a payload increased to 9 tons.
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