16 May 2023

Poland gets US-made HIMARS, early Apaches in latest defense boost

breakingdefense.com

HIMARS unloaded in Poland from a Ukrainian heavy transport aircraft. (Warsaw Chopin Airport)WARSAW – Poland is readying to add its first batch of American-made HIMARS rocket launchers to its defense arsenal, days after the government also announced an arrangement to expedite a few Apache helicopters, as Warsaw continues to fortify its military in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Poland’s defense minister, Mariusz Blaszczak, received the HIMARS at an airport ceremony Monday, where he [...]