The Authorities of Poland introduced that Boeing’s AH-64 Apache has been chosen for its KRUK Assault Helicopter programme. Boeing is honoured the Authorities of Poland has chosen the AH-64E Apache for the Polish Armed Forces’ new assault helicopter fleet. An Apache choice strengthens US-Polish navy ties by enhancing interoperability and cooperation between Poland, the US Military and NATO nations. In the course of the procurement course of, Boeing established important cooperative partnerships throughout Polish authorities and trade. Boeing partnership with the Polish defence holding firm Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) particularly will proceed to broaden as each corporations implement coaching and sustainment efforts with native trade.

Just a few years again acquisition of the Kruk assault helicopters has been outlined as one of many modernization priorities. The Mi-24 helicopters at the moment operated by the Polish navy haven’t any ATGMs at their disposal. They solely make the most of post-Soviet unguided missiles and gun pods, in addition to .50-cal. machine gun mounted within the nostril turret. This renders the platform in query incapable of preventing most important battle tanks successfully. Poland modified its Kruk assault helicopter programme, with a handful of key choices nonetheless to be made earlier than a producer could be chosen to supply new plane. The Polish Ministry of Nationwide Defence (MND) had reset plans for its long-delayed Kruk assault helicopter programme.

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The primary Boeing AH-64E Model 6, or v6, Apache helicopters have been delivered to South Carolina Nationwide Guard — the primary unit of the Nationwide Guard to obtain the superior plane. The v6 will provide “improved navigation, communication and weapon techniques that can afford the aircrews that fly them a tactical and technical benefit on the battlefield for many years to return. (Picture by U.S. Military)

The Polish Ministry of Defence has introduced that the nation is in search of to acquire a complete of 96 AH-64E Guardian V6 Apache assault helicopters for the KRUK programme. The Boeing AH-64E V6 Apache (Model 6) is essentially the most trendy configuration of the Apache assault helicopter and is prepared for the Multi-Area Operations (MDO) battlefield. A network-centric, absolutely built-in weapon system particularly constructed to dominate in extremely contested and complicated battle house, the Model 6 Apache contains a number of enhancements to the plane’s sensors, software program and weapons performanc for interoperability inside the ecosystem of Joint All Area Operations (JADO).

The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft assault helicopter with a tailwheel-type touchdown gear association and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It encompasses a nose-mounted sensor suite for goal acquisition and night time imaginative and prescient techniques. It’s armed with a 30 mm (1.18 in) M230 chain gun and 4 hardpoints mounted on stub-wing pylons for carrying armament and shops, sometimes a mix of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Hydra 70 rocket pods. The U.S. Military is the first operator of the AH-64. It has additionally turn out to be the first assault helicopter of a number of nations, together with Egypt, Greece, Japan, Israel, Indonesia, India, Kuwait, Morocco, the Netherlands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China), the United Arab Emirates and the UK.