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Work on the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny project is expected to start in 2026, with the airport opening for commercial flights in 2032.

Poland’s Defense Minister has approved calls from commanders to allow non-commissioned officers to fly the country’s new Boeing Apache attack helicopter fleet.

Acquired by Airbus in 2001, Poland’s PZL-Okecie produced more than 1,000 of the four-seat Wilgas between 1967 and 2008.

Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk told the country’s parliament, the Sejm, that the country’s Supreme Audit Office will examine the procurement.

The discussions are still at an early stage, said Adam Hodges, head of business development for Boeing’s vertical lift program.

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Poland’s first aircraft, AZ-01, was rolled out in front of Polish politicians and senior air force figures at the company’s Fort Worth facility on Aug. 28.

As European states have moved to bolster defense budgets in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, no country has done more than Poland.

Poland’s government has signed the largest-ever export deal for Boeing’s Apache attack helicopter.

Poland has signed an agreement for the production of 48 M903 Patriot launchers, part of Warsaw’s wider push to enhance its air and missile defense capacity.

The company has received four letters of request for price and availability for IBCS from undisclosed countries.

Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

Overseeing the two-week Axiom-4 mission will be former NASA veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.

Warsaw plans to acquire 96 of the aircraft.

Leonardo Helicopters has tested the performance of Daedalean’s visual awareness system in flights using two helicopters.

Poland is examining whether it can deliver another squadron of MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine as part of a new defense agreement between the two countries.

Several European nations are looking to link arms on the possible development and procurement of long-range, deep-strike weapons.

Poland has signed a $735 million contract to acquire hundreds of air-launched standoff cruise missiles from Lockheed Martin.

Poland is set to acquire four U.S.-supplied aerostats equipped with AEW radars with detection ranges of around 186 mi., the country’s defense ministry says.

Polish leisure carrier Enter Air plans to add five new aircraft to its fleet in 2024, most of them before the peak summer vacation season.

While LOT Polish Airlines is taking three E195-E2s for network expansion, CEO Michał Fijoł says no decision has been made on a larger regional aircraft order.

The Netherlands and Poland look set to expand SEAD/DEAD capability of their combat aircraft with the procurement of anti-radiation missiles.

All the data relating to the region’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the second quarter of the year.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is seeking Poland’s admission into German-led ESSI, to bolster the region’s ground-based air defenses.

Poland has submitted a letter of request to Washington for a midlife upgrade for the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16s.