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Aviation News June 2025

Maiden flight for Polish-built AW149

4th June 2025

On April 14, 2025, the maiden AW149 helicopter to be built in Poland performed a test flight as part of the helicopter's compliance procedure with the design configuration, the so-called Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP).

AirForces Monthly November 2024

WZL-2 completes work on Polish Air Force Su-22 Fitters

23rd October 2024

After 35 years, Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No 2 (WZL-2; Military Aviation Works No 2) at Bydgoszcz, Poland, has completed overhauling, repairing, maintaining and modernising the Polish Air Force (PoAF) fleet of Su-22M4/UM3K Fitter-K/G variable-sweep wing fighter-bombers.

Airliner World October 2024

First Embraer E2 delivered to LOT

22nd October 2024

LOT Polish Airlines has taken delivery of the first of three Embraer E195-E2s, less than three months after signing a deal with US-based lessor, Azorra.

Lockheed Martin

Poland’s first F-35A Lightning II unveiled

4th September 2024

Poland's first F-35A Lightning II, designated AZ-01, was officially unveiled at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 28, 2024.

Boeing

Poland signs for AH-64E Apache Guardians

21st August 2024

Poland has signed a contract for 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardians.

FlyPast September 2024

New arrivals at museums in Poland

15th August 2024

The Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego in Kraków has received former police Mil Mi-8 SN-40XP/A-016 which now sits alongside a PZL Kania, another ex-police helicopter.

Lockheed Martin

Oklahoma ANG F-16s deploy to Europe

24th July 2024

A detachment of Oklahoma Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons have arrived in Europe.

Estonia

Spangdahlem ‘Viper’ pilots demo ACE skills

16th April 2024

Airmen and F-16CM/DM Fighting Falcons assigned to the USAF’s 480th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Warhawks’ – a part of the 52nd Fighter Wing (FW) at Spangdahlem Air Base (AB) in Germany – demonstrated its Agile Combat Employment (ACE) capabilities at Ämari AB, Estonia, and Łask AB, Poland recently.

Acquisitions

El F-15EX se perfila como la solución a las necesidades de dominio aéreo de Polonia

19th September 2023

A la luz de la actual guerra entre Ucrania y Rusia y en consonancia con su presupuesto de defensa recientemente inflado, Polonia está evaluando activamente la compra de una flota de F-15EX Eagle II a través del programa de Ventas Militares al Extranjero (FMS) del Departamento de Defensa de EE.UU. (DOD) para satisfacer su necesidad de un nuevo caza de dominio aéreo, según Boeing.

Acquisitions

F-15EX eyed as solution for Poland’s air dominance requirements

19th September 2023

In light of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia War and in line with its newly inflated defence budget, Poland is actively evaluating the purchase of a fleet of F-15EX Eagle IIs through the US DOD’s Foreign Military Sales programme to meet its requirement for a new air dominance fighter, according to Boeing

Aircraft Deliveries

La Armada polaca recibe el primer AW101 Merlin

15th August 2023

La Armada polaca recibió su primer helicóptero marítimo polivalente AW101 Merlin el 7 de agosto, poco más de dos años después de que el primero de los cuatro ejemplares destinados a Polonia completara su vuelo inaugural en las instalaciones de Leonardo Helicopters en Yeovil, Somerset, el 19 de julio de 2021.

Aircraft Deliveries

Polish Navy welcomes delivery of first AW101 Merlin

15th August 2023

The Polish Navy welcomed the delivery of its initial AW101 Merlin multi-role maritime helicopter on August 7, just over two years after the first of four examples for Poland completed its maiden flight at Leonardo Helicopters’ facility in Yeovil, Somerset, on July 19, 2021

AGM-114 Hellfire

Poland buys Hellfire missiles to arm future AW149, AH-64E fleets

7th June 2023

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak announced on May 30 that the nation has signed a deal with the US government to buy AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to equip its future Leonardo Helicopters AW149 and Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter fleets

Attack Helicopter

Polonia compra misiles Hellfire para armar las futuras flotas de AW149 y AH-64E

7th June 2023

El viceprimer ministro y ministro de Defensa Nacional de Polonia, Mariusz Błaszczak, anunció el 30 de mayo que el país ha firmado un acuerdo con el gobierno estadounidense para comprar misiles aire-tierra AGM-114 Hellfire para equipar sus futuras flotas de helicópteros Leonardo Helicopters AW149 y Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian.

Lockheed Martin

F-22 Raptors arrive in Europe

5th April 2023

US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors have once more deployed to Europe.

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