The Minister of DEFENCE ensures that the army will receive two black hawks for testing. There will also be new fighters? – Russian Radio

Macierewicz was questioned on Thursday in TVP Info on the provision of helicopters for the Polish army. the Minister of DEFENCE admitted that by the end of last year was supposed to be two helicopters Black Hawk.

a Black Hawk Helicopter, source: flickr/Dushan and Miae

– actually failed to realize. Was suspended for one month and this period will not be implemented. The first two (helicopters – approx. ed.) for mock tests, exercises will be transferred to the Polish army. I can not for the offset to sincerely apologize. But from the point of view of the armed forces does not matter, he said.

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it is also possible acquisition of F-16 aircraft for the Polish armed forces. On Wednesday, the Deputy head of the DEFENSE Ministry Anatoly Kownacki promised that within a month and a half, MON decides in which direction to upgrade combat aircraft, and among the options under consideration is the purchase of used F-16s or the new F-35.

Source: TVP Info

Macierewicz said that during the April meeting of the heads of the leaders of the Polish army had to “adjust the plan for the modernization of the Polish army, clearly setting priorities.” – Top priority, most important direction of modernization of the Polish army made a defensive air, he said.

he Admitted that the Ministry is the question of “the possibility of expanding the capacity of the multipurpose aircraft.” – We mainly think here of the F-16, said the head of the MES. He added that from the manufacturer from the United States “willingness to talk on this subject.”

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he noted that among the options under consideration, buy are the machines made earlier” and “fresh.” He noted that in the case of buying these first, they should be “subject to procedures of technology” in Poland, “which has its good and bad sides”.

Macierewicz stressed that the decisions that the aircraft will arrive in the Polish army, will “rozstrzygał economic, but, above all, convenience and usefulness to the army.”

on Tuesday a press-the Secretary of DEFENSE Alexander Misiewicz promised that latest by the end of January and beginning of February will go to the army first helicopters for testing. According to him, the Ministry before the end of the week will prepare the concept of offset, and then invited manufacturers.

In October 2016. without a signed agreement has ended talks with the offset of the Ministry of Development with the company Airbus Helicopters, where the helicopter H225 Caracal was in April of 2015. the selected PN for a new car for the Polish army.

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