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Purchase of 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters

in preparationstage: announced
USD 10 billion
contract value · data from 13 Aug 2024net of VAT≈ PLN 40 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)Value of the agreement with the US government (the package covers helicopters, logistics and training support, munitions and parts). Net basis per the Armament Agency announcement.

An agreement with the US government for 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, with logistics and training packages and a stock of munitions and spare parts. The defence minister signed it on 13 August 2024 at Latkowo near Inowrocław. The Armament Agency gives a value of about USD 10 billion net, while Forsal reports USD 10 billion gross. Deliveries are planned for 2028–2032.

How it went

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Timeline

  1. Construction start13 Aug 2024
  2. Current date2032

Change history

  • 13 Aug 2024stage: announced

Significance

The helicopters are to replace the post-Soviet Mi-24. Once deliveries are complete, Poland is to be the second largest Apache user in the world, after the United States. The purchase also covers training and equipment for servicing the machines, and the agreement was preceded by offset agreements with three American defence companies.

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  1. dlapilota.pl (komunikat Agencji Uzbrojenia)14 Aug 2024
    CostCurrent date
    CostWartość umowy wynosi ok. 10 mld USD netto.
    Current dateRealizację dostaw przewiduje się w latach 2028-2032.
  2. Forsal.pl13 Aug 2024
    StatusStageConstruction start
    Status · Stage · Construction startWe wtorek, 13 sierpnia 2024 roku o godzinie 14:30 w 1 Brygadzie Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych w Latkowie pod Inowrocławiem, minister obrony narodowej pan Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz podpisał umowę wykonawczą na dostawy do naszego kraju 96 nowoczesnych śmigłowców uderzeniowych AH-64E Apache.
  3. Defence2413 Aug 2024
    Investor
    InvestorMinisterstwo Obrony Narodowej podpisało z amerykańskim rządem umowę na dostawę 96 śmigłowców uderzeniowych AH-64E Apache wraz pakietem logistycznym i szkoleniowym oraz zapasem amunicji i części zamiennych.
  4. Notes From Poland14 Aug 2024