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U.S. OKs Potential $12 Billion Deal With Poland For 96 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, August 21st, 2023

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U.S. OKs Potential $12 Billion Deal With Poland For 96 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

AH 64E ground to air shoot in the Arizona desert (Photo: Boeing)

The State Department on Monday said it has approved a potential $12 billion deal with Poland for nearly 100 Boeing [BA]-built AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and associated weapons. The Foreign Military Sale approval follows Poland’s announcement last September it had selected Boeing as the winner of its KRUK program to find a replacement for its Mi-24 helicopter fleet. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of…

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