Poland Embarks on Helicopter Acquisition Program Worth up to US$1 Billion
The Polish Ministry of National Defense is embarking on the acquisition of a new transport helicopter for the Polish military, at an estimated budget of US$1 billion. This multi-phase helicopter procurement will be divided into several stages, the first will include the acquisition 26 aircraft for the Army, Navy and Air Force through 2017.
The Air Force will also receive three helicopters configured for Combat SAR (CSAR). Continue reading
Chief of Defence of Lithuania visits Poland
From January 26 to 28 Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Arvydas Pocius was conducting a formal visit in Poland. Continue reading
Poland fears U.S. defense cuts make it vulnerable to Russia
Poland orders new helicopters, upgrades
AgustaWestland’s subsidiary in Poland will supply the Polish air force with four new helicopters and will upgrade 14 other aircraft.
The contracts received by PZL-Swidnik from the Polish Ministry of National Defense are worth more than $114.5 million. Continue reading
Polish prosecutor who shot himself at press conference ‘had $800,000 bounty on his head’
The Polish military prosecutor who shot himself in the head on Monday just moments after cutting short a press conference claims he had a US$782,000 contract on his head.
Colonel Mikolaj Przybyl said Tuesday his suicide attempt was an effort to expose what he called “serious corruption” in defence procurement contracts and said there was a contract out to kill him. Continue reading
Polish prosecutor ‘shoots self after news conference’
A Polish military prosecutor has shot himself in the head after cutting short a news conference in his office, officials and media reports say.
Col Mikolaj Przybyl was defending a military investigation into media leaks related to the air crash that killed the Polish president in 2010. Continue reading
Poland orders more Kongsberg missiles
Poland’s Ministry of Defense has approved a contract with Kongsberg Defense Systems of Norway for additional Naval Strike Missiles.
The NSM is an anti-ship and land attack weapon using composite materials for stealth characteristics. It has an operational range of more than 114 miles. Continue reading
Poland ditches military jet tender
Poland has scrapped a 1.45 billion zloty ($456 million) tender for training-combat aircraft in which Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) had faced off against Italy’s Alenia Aermacchi in final talks, the defence ministry said on Thursday. Continue reading
Polish naval command makes NATO history
Making history is not something every commander can say when they hand over the rotational lead of one of NATO’s maritime groups. For Commander Krzysztof Jan Rybak, completing a year at the helm of NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Maritime Group 1 (SNMCMG1), meant he was the first ever Pole to lead Alliance ships. Continue reading
The Philippines Prefers Polish Choppers
The Philippines has ordered eight W-3A transport helicopters from Polish firm PZL-Swidnik. The six ton W-3 was originally developed in Poland in the 1970s and was sold to other East European nations, as a competitor to the Russian Mi-8. When… Continue reading
