The problem of replacing the age-old, and in their function present almost completely useless, Mi-24D/W Helicopters of Land Forces seems to be close to a happy ending. In the Kruk Strike chopper Program, the final fight, and fundamentally a gunslinger duel, will take place between Bell AH-1Z Viper and Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian machines. Each of them represents a somewhat different concept of exploitation and use. The key question is not only which better fits the needs of the Polish army, but besides how it will fit into the broader context of military, industrial and political cooperation.