A foreign military sales contract has been awarded to Boeing for the supply of 96 AH-64E Apaches to Poland, which will make the European nation the largest non-U.S. operator of the type. The engines will be serviced locally in Dęblin under a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) licence that also includes the T700s that power Poland’s S-70i Black Hawks and the similar CT7 engines fitted to the country’s AW101 and AW149 helicopters. The Polish Navy’s ageing Oliver Hazard Perry (OHP) class frigates, both of which were originally built for the U.S. Navy in the 1970s, will be replaced in the coming years by at least three new-build variants of the Babcock Arrowhead 140 design – also under construction for the UK as the Type 31 Inspiration class.
Author: Kai Greet
Published at: 2025-12-01 22:43:45
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