Another AW149 is coming

Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz reported that on the way to 25th Air Cavalry Brigade there are 2 AW149 helicopters produced in PZL-Świdnik. The first Polish AW149 went to Tomaszów Mazowiecki in late November. In total, the Polish military will have 32 specified helicopters.

We're strengthening the fleet of airships of the Land Army. Multi-tasking machines are created in cooperation with our allies from Italy, and those that presently go to the unit are created thanks to the fresh production line PZL-Świdnik – said national defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on social media. The army's modernization is ongoing. all day strengthens our defence capabilities – the Deputy Prime Minister added.

The head of the MON participated at the end of November in handing over the first AW149 produced in Poland to the 25 BKPow soldiers. They had previously utilized specified helicopters supplied by the Italian Leonardo plant (the PZL-Świdnik company is part of Leonardo Helicopters since 2010). transportation is the effect contracts worth PLN 8.25 billion gross, signed in July 2022 for the acquisition of 32 AW149 multipurpose helicopters – 10 produced in Italy and 22 in Poland. The first machines went into the army in 2023.