“Let’s say enemy strike plans are based around them going in and taking out a whole air wing at an airfield within a morning. Well that is not going to happen if they [friendly aircraft] are dispersed around the country and moving from A to B to C to D the whole time,” said Gary Waterfall, a former UK Royal Air Force air vice-marshal.
By Tim Martin and Bartosz GłowackiAnalysts predict that a new government will keep deals under contract going, but programs that aren’t fully signed may see cuts or pivots towards European-made products.
By Bartosz GłowackiUnlike traditional FMF dollars, which work as grants handed to nations to fund the purchases, this loan does come with interest that will have to be paid back to the US government.
By Aaron MehtaThe company said it conducted a classified demonstration for several European allies and partners in May.
By Justin KatzBoeing declined to talk about “price and delivery schedule” on a potential F-15EX sale to Warsaw, but clearly has high hopes for Poland as a market.
By Bartosz GłowackiPoland announced deals potentially worth over $15 billion on Monday, including plans to purchase Raytheon-made Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors.
By Bartosz GłowackiThe HAASTA is design to hunt low velocity flying Shahed-type drones and destroying the enemy target with an underbelly mounted 5.45mm machine gun.
By Bartosz Głowacki“If it requires contractors or back support in person, even if it’s government, that’s less desirable because you have their lives to worry about,” said Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante.
By Ashley RoqueAlthough the State Department did not disclose the timeline for next steps or when those helicopters might be ready for delivery, earlier this year Warsaw said it had reached a deal with Washington to receive eight AH-64E Apache attack helicopters sooner than the rest.
By Ashley RoquePoland signed a roughly $290 million deal for 400 Lekki Pojazd Rozpoznawczy Light Reconnaissance Vehicles, as well as two framework agreements to develop new ground vehicles for the future.
By Bartosz Głowacki“A modernized and well-equipped army is a guarantee of our security which is why we are constantly strengthening [the] Polish Army using the possibilities of the Polish arms industry,” said Poland’s minister of defense, Mariusz Blaszczak.
By Tim MartinThe Space Report 2023 Q2 study estimates that US Defense Department classified and unclassified spending in 2022 hit almost $43 billion.
By Theresa HitchensPoland is underway with a massive spending spree to modernize its military, from tanks to surveillance planes.
By Lee FerranThere is at least some expectation among observers that Poland will eventually end up with 32 total Black Hawks in the Aeromobile Forces, in order to have a matching number with the AW149s.
By Bartosz Głowacki