At 56 Air Base, the last of the AH-64D (Delta) leased Apaches landed. The device will shortly be included in an intensive training program. The chopper was handed over by the American side as part of an agreement aimed at speeding up the training process of Polish crews and method personnel pending the latest Apache AH-64E.
The 8th AH-64D chopper reached Poland was informed by Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. – This is an crucial message for the Polish Army and our security. Pilot and maintenance training is carried out according to the established schedule. With this, we will be ready to receive 96 helicopters purchased in the US and usage them to build our possible for deterrence and defense. – The head of MON wrote on the X portal.
Lease agreement from February 2025, worth PLN 300 million, assumed transportation to 56 Air Base (1st Air Force Brigade in Inowrocław) of 8 utilized AH-64 helicopters in the older Delta version. The first 4 landed in Latkow close Inowrocław in June 2025, and two more months later. Last 2 were on Polish dirt in January 2026.
The set of Delts received is intended to service pilots and SIL soldiers (engineering and aviation service) by 2028, erstwhile AH-64E Guardian helicopters begin to scope Poland. The last delivered Delta after the reception procedures will be immediately included in an intensive training program.
Let us remind you that The Armed Forces Agency purchased 96 AH-64E helicopters in August 2024, with supplies scheduled for 2028–2032. Apart from the latest Apaches, the Polish Army will besides receive a logistics and training package and a comprehensive set of combat measures and spare parts. Pending the transportation of Polish AH-64E, more pilots and technicians pass mandatory training in the USAAfter which they return to the country and gaining experience on AH-64D in 56 Blot under the supervision of the TAFT (Technical Assistance Field Team).
The Apache programme represents an epochal change in the modernisation and improvement of the chopper aviation of our armed forces. After transportation in 2032, Poland will become the second, after the United States, the largest AH-64 user in the world.
– For some, signing a contract for 96 helicopters was just buying fresh equipment. For the aviation of the ground troops, however, it is simply a milestone towards the future," he says. Colonel Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Head of the Air Force chopper Division of DG RSZ. – AH-64 is constantly developed. In 2 years we will receive helicopters in the latest, constantly upgraded version, so that we will get completely fresh capabilities – the officer adds.
The acquisition of the AH-64E fleet is accompanied by systemic changes in the Polish Army, including the introduction of a fresh training of professional sub-commissioners on chopper military pilots. Previously, this function was reserved for soldiers with an officer rank. During a two-year course at the Air Military Academy Pilots will practice in the UK and USA, among others.
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