On November 27, 2025, the Polish Ministry of National Defense announced that the first domestically assembled AW149 helicopter was formally delivered to the Polish Armed Forces' 25th Air Cavalry Brigade, based at Nowy Glinnik. This helicopter, built by PZL Świdnik, is the eleventh of 32 units supplied under the ongoing procurement with the Italian company Leonardo, and the first built on the Polish production line opened in 2024. Read full defense news at this link...
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| In Poland, the AW149 will replace several aging helicopters (including the Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-24, Mi-2, W-3 Sokół, and SH-2G), many of which have service lives exceeding thirty years. (Picture source: X/Paweł Bejda) |