The deal will make Poland the second largest user of these helicopters in the world, after only the US itself.
The deal will make Poland the second largest user of these helicopters in the world, after only the US itself.
It follows a media report that he showed bias in recruitment and was accused of homophobic and racist behaviour.
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Poland is planning to double the number of troops serving in the armed forces under a new national defence law.
Poland’s defence minister is in Washington for talks over buying attack helicopters, Patriot air defence systems, and other US equipment.
The agreement will see Poland received British CAMM missiles and launches in September, five years earlier than planned.
The new Homeland Defence Act will more than double the size of Poland’s armed forces.
Britain’s Sky Sabre air defence system was only unveiled last month, and will now be deployed to Poland.
Almost 1.8 million entries relating to the Polish armed forces equipment reportedly leaked online.
The new “law on homeland defence” will boost military spending and increase the size of the armed forces.
Sławomir Dębski
The weakening of US leadership could have huge consequences for Poland, one of the biggest beneficiaries of Pax Americana.
The two countries will cooperate through their intelligence services to identify threats and trafficking channels for migrants.
The president described this week’s €7.3 billion agreement as “the largest and most complex contract in the history of the Polish armed forces”.
Poland is the first NATO country to buy Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones.
Eugeniusz Chimiczuk