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September 10, 2022

Poland Seeks to Acquire 96 U.S. Attack Helicopters

Apache Along the Polish-Ukraine Border

The Polish military is seeking to purchase no fewer than 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from Boeing. The purchase would make Poland’s the second-largest fleet of Apaches in the world—surpassed only by that of the United States. If acquired, the AH-64Es would replace Poland's fleet of outdated, Soviet-designed Mil Mi-24 helicopters.

Autonomous Tasking System Allows Mid-Flight Assignments for Uncrewed Aircraft using OMS

A longtime sci-fi fantasy is nearing fruition after Boeing demonstrated their new "open autonomy architecture" for the uncrewed MQ-25 that allows a combination manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability. The architecture is non-proprietary, based on the government's Open Mission System for maximum interoperability. The end result is that crewed aircraft can task autonomous MQ-25 aircraft to carry out new directives in-air. Boeing's test aircraft included Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye C&C aircraft, Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, and Boeing’s F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet fighter.