According to the Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, The U.S. State Department has agreed to sale Poland nearly 500 Himars launchers. The launchers will be next to the Ambrams tanks and Apache AH-64 helicopters another military equipment purchased by our country.
The question of buying a Himars rocket launcher for the Polish Army has been the subject of discussion for many months. However, it was not until early 2023 that an authoritative next step was taken. The U.S. State Department agreed to sale 486 launchers to Poland. Price negotiations are presently underway.
The large strengthening of Polish artillery is getting closer. The U.S. State Department has agreed to sale Poland nearly 500 Himars launchers. Most of them will be mounted on Polish trucks. We'll besides buy a supply of ammunition. We are entering price negotiations. pic.twitter.com/VIUEs1U9jf
— Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) February 7, 2023
The Himars launchers will be next to Abrams tanks and AH-64 helicopters another dense military equipment purchased by Poland recently. W On July 2021, it was decided to acquisition 250 Abrams tanks for the Polish Army, in version M1A2 SEPv3, together with a logistics and training package. Military repair facilities will besides make conditions to safe the operation of the Ambrams. Tanks will yet service in the 18th Mechanized Division. On 5 March 2022, the U.S. legislature agreed to sale this equipment to Poland. In addition, in July this year, the Ministry of National Defence decided to buy 116 utilized Abrams tanks. They have a supplement to the deficiencies after the transfer of T-72 wagons to the fighting Ukraine.
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In addition, during a gathering within the Ukraine defence Consultant Group, which took place on 8 September, Minister Mariusz Błaszczak spoke to US Secretary of defence Lloyd J. Austin. During the meeting, the issues of bilateral military cooperation, including method modernization of the Polish Army, were discussed and further actions concerning the support of Ukraine were discussed. 96 AH-64E helicopters ordered Apache. The first copies will go to the 18th Mechanized Division due to the fact that Abrams tanks will service in this unit, which cooperate well with American helicopters.
It is worth reminding that in late September 2022 the US embassy in Poland published a message in which it informed that Congress agreed to hand over $288 million to Poland as part of the abroad Military Finance. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his stay in Kiev already on 8 September announced that specified large financial support would be provided to Warsaw. US representatives besides stated that Poland, alongside Ukraine, is 1 of the largest recipients of abroad Military Aid. The funds are to be earmarked for the acquisition of military equipment produced by the United States. Programme Foreign Military Financing supply grants and loans to aid countries acquisition weapons and defence equipment produced in the United States, as well as the acquisition of defence systems and military training. The U.S. diplomatic mission besides stated in the message that Warsaw participated in extraordinary military support to Kiev.
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