Hyundai Rotem and the Polish Armaments Agency are currently in talks about which K2 components will be produced by “Polish companies,” said Euiseong Lee, defense solutions senior vice president at Hyundai Rotem.
By Tim MartinIt remains to be seen how many aircraft Warsaw will commit to, should it go ahead with an order of the US Army aircraft or if a wider industry competition is to begin near term.
By Tim MartinIf selected, Hanwha could construct and deliver a first SKK-III to Poland in six years from contract award.
By Tim MartinAs Warsaw announced new contracts, a top Polish official said Warsaw was working with NATO “so that we can feel safer.”
By Bartosz Głowacki“Acquiring and processing satellite imaging data in real time can provide an advantage on the modern battlefield,” said Krzysztof Trofiniak, PGZ President of the Management Board.
By Bartosz GłowackiThe two American firms are pitching competing electronic warfare platforms that they hope will be part of Warsaw’s planned upgrade from Block 50 configuration F-16s to Block 70.
By Tim MartinIntegration and certification of the F100 would consist of a “couple of flight tests” and not have any “schedule implications” if Warsaw was to place a F-15EX order, according to Josh Goodman, senior program director at Pratt and Whitney.
By Tim MartinIn March, Paweł Bejda, secretary of state at Poland’s Ministry of National Defence, told lawmakers more than 150 military contracts are due to be signed this year alone, so a spate of orders could be signed off at MSPO to match such ambition.
By Tim MartinAs the US watches warily, Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak told Breaking Defense that Kyiv’s move “spoiled totally the perception of President Putin as a strong leader.”
By Michael Marrow