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Poland signs deal to acquire Apache helicopters in national security boost
Poland’s defence ministry will purchase the helicopters from Boeing and General Electric.
ADVERTISEMENTPoland’s defence ministry signed two key offset deals on Monday with Boeing and General Electric for the purchase of AH-64E Apache aircraft to enhance national security.
In total, the agreements are worth about €230 million.
The deals were signed by Polish Deputy Defence Minister Pawel Bejda, Boeing’s regional manager for international contracts Brigit Parkinson, and Rita Flaherty, vice president of sales and business development at General Electric.
“The Polish Army is about to acquire these helicopters, which will really strengthen our readiness, our security in the face of what is happening beyond the borders of the Republic of Poland, I mean the war in Ukraine,” Bejda said.
The contract with Boeing is valued at roughly €93m. The agreement with General Electric is worth about €123m.
The purchase of 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters was announced by the previous Polish government in 2022.
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