The armaments agency of the Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the Homar-A Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). Under this program, key components of the Himars launcher will be integrated into a Jelcz 6×6 truck. The partnership includes technology transfer and also production orders for Himars ammunition.
The framework agreement provides for 486 Homar-A vehicles to be assembled in Poland, with the first deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026. In addition, tens of thousands of rocket-propelled ammunition missiles are expected to be produced. In response to the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Poland had already recently finalized numerous other major arms deals:
- Most recently, the US State Department approved the the sale of 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from manufacturer Boeing worth up to eleven billion euros,
- Saab recently received an order from the Polish Ministry of Defense an order for two Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft,
- In June, Poland had ordered modern Patriot air defense systems from the US manufacturer Raytheon for up to 13.7 billion euros. ordered,
- MBDA has been awarded a contract to supply CAMM missiles and iLaunchers for the PILICA+ air defense program,
- Last July, Warsaw concluded a framework agreement with the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem a framework agreement for the purchase of a total of 1,000 (!) K2 Black Panther main battle tanks,
- in the 32 F-35 JSFs will be procured from Lockheed Martin as part of the “Harpia” project. and
- Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) ordered a total of a total of 48 FA-50 light fighter aircraft were ordered.
https://militaeraktuell.at/airbus-tata-uebergeben-erste-c-295mw-an-indien/ Die Unterzeichnung fand im Anschluss an die International Defense Industry Expo (MSPO) statt, auf der die beiden Partner den ersten Prototyp des Homar-A MLRS-Werfers in Originalgröße vorstellten. Das System baut auf einer Munitionskapsel auf, die sechs GMLRS-Raketen trägt, von denen jede in der Lage ist, Ziele mit einer Reichweite von mehr als 70 Kilometern zu bekämpfen. Homar-A wird zudem auch die ATACMS-Munition abfeuern können, die sogar eine Reichweite von bis zu 300 Kilometern hat. Anfang dieses Jahres erhielt Polen auch seine erste Lieferung von Himars, die im Rahmen eines FMS-Vertrags (Foreign Military Sale) der US-Regierung erworben wurde. Diese Trägerraketen sind sofort einsatzbereit und mit anderen Verteidigungssystemen der polnischen Streitkräfte und regionaler Verbündeter interoperabel.
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