:

State Department Approves $6 Billion Abrams Tank Deal With Poland

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, February 18th, 2022

SHARE:

State Department Approves $6 Billion Abrams Tank Deal With Poland

An M1A2 main battle tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 35nd Armored Regiment breaches obstacles during AWA 17.1 at Fort Bliss on Oct. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Frederick Poirier, 55th Combat Camera)

The State Department has approved an estimated $6 billion foreign military sale with Poland that would include 250 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first announced the tank sale Friday morning following a meeting with Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, citing the deal as bolstering the military capability of its NATO ally while Russia continues building up its troop presence along the border with Ukraine. “You know, it’s ironic that what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin did not…

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]

Congress

HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) added several measures to its version of the next defense policy bill seeking more details from the Army on efforts to develop future logistics […]

Congress

McConnell: “Safe To Conclude There Will Not Be A Third Reconciliation Bill”

Two top GOP senators on the Senate Appropriations Committee are opposing a third reconciliation bill. The Trump administration’s total $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense request is split between $1.15 […]